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Hydrophiidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
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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)
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