Hydrophiidae

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

FAMILY

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Reptilia

order

Squamata

family

Elapidae

Name

Homonyms

Hydrophiidae

Common names

Sea Snakes in English

Seasnakes in English

sea snakes in English

Bibliographic References

1. CoL2006/EMBL Reptiles
2. CoL2006/EMBL Reptiles
3. Golay, P., et al., 1993: null. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist. v + 478.
4. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1201 Elapidae Boie, 1827 (Reptilia, Serpentes): ruling to stabilize nomenclature of taxa in this family (and others).Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 39(1), 21-26 (1982)
5. Rasmussen, Arne Redsted, 2002: Phylogenetic analysis of the 'true' aquatic elapid snakes Hydrophiinae (sensu Smith et al., 1977) indicates two independent radiations into water. Steenstrupia, vol. 27, no. 1. 47-63.
6. Stebbins, Robert C., 1985: null. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Second Edition. 336.
7. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
8. web search (AJR)