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ELAPIDS OF TASMANIA

SEA SNAKES OF TASMANIA - Hydrophiinae Laticaudidae Sea Kraits

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Common Yellow-bellied Sea Snake (Hydrophis platurus platurus)

A Listing of Tasmania n Sea Snakes

SERPENTES (SNAKES)
TRUE SEA SNAKES of TASMANIA

Sea Snakes are often placed in their own family, however now many experts consider them to be in the Elapid family

All sea snakes have a paddle shaped tail


Family Elapidae
Subfamily Hydrophiinae (Sea Snakes)

(Previously Family Hydrophiidae)

 

TABLE 1 - TRUE SEA SNAKES
THESE SNAKES ARE LIVEBEARERS THAT SPEND THEIR ENTIRE LIFE IN WATER

Common Name

Scientific Name

Distribution

Ornate Reef Seasnake or
Ocellated Sea Snake

Hydrophis ocellatus

NSW, NT, Tas, Qld, WA

Ornate Reef Seasnake

Hydrophis ornatus (was called Hydrophis ocellatus)

NSW, NT, Tas, Qld, WA

Common Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Hydrophis (was Pelamis) platurus platurus

NSW, NT, Qld, Tas, Vic, WA, CKI, CI, NI, LHI, SA?

Sea snakes are rarely found in Tasmanian Waters

DISTRIBUTION KEY
Click on the abbreviation below to see a map of the area

CI = Christmas Island

CKI = Cocos (Keeling) Island

NSW = New South Wales

NT = Northern Territory

Qld = Queensland

SA = South Australia

Tas = Tasmania

Vic = Victoria

WA = Western Australia

NI = Norfolk Island

LHI = Lord Howe Island

ACT = Australian Capital Territory
(Canberra region only - excludes Jervis Bay Territory)

 

Australia map

LINKS OF INTEREST

On the occurrence in Tasmania of Hydrophis ornatus, variety ocellatus; with a note on Pelamis platurus ( = Hydrus platurus)
University of Tasmania

Click here for a complete list of Australian Sea snakes

Click here for a complete list of Australian Elapid Snakes


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