Hydrophis pachycercos

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Hydrophis
Species: Hydrophis pachycercos

Name

Hydrophis pachycercos Fischer, 1855: 44

• Holotype: ZMUH 390. [destroyed in July 1943 during World War II]
• Neotype: ZMUC 661230, adult ♀, collected by native in September 2000. [designated by Rasmussen et al. (2007: 290)]
• Type locality: “Fundort unbekannt. ... erhielt das dieser Beschreibung zu Grunde liegende Exemplar von einem Naturalienhändler, mit der Bezeichnung: Indisches Meer”, redesignated by neotype designation to “at Phat Thien fish market at the harbour, [ca. 200 km S Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province,] Vietnam” by Rasmussen et al. (2007: 290).

References

Primary references

• Fischer, J.G. 1855. Die Familie der Seeschlangen systematisch beschrieben. Johann August Meissner: Hamburg. 68 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Rasmussen, A.R., Gravlund, P., Nguyen, C.V. & Chanhome, L. 2007. A resurrection of Hydrophis pachycercos Fischer 1855 (Serpentes: Elapidae) with a new neotype from the South China sea. Hamadryad 31(2): 288–298. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Rasmussen, A.R., Elmberg, J., Gravlund, P. & Ineich, I. 2011. Sea snakes (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae) in Vietnam: a comprehensive checklist and an updated identification key. Zootaxa 2894(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2894.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hydrophis pachycercos. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 January 2023.
• Rasmussen, A. 2010. IUCN: Hydrophis pachycercos  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176707A7287175. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176707A7287175.en. Accessed on 12 January 2023.