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Family: Hydrophiidae (See list of species below)

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22 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Aipysurus apraefrontalis
[Short-nosed seasnake]
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Aipysurus duboisii
[Reef shallows seasnake]
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Aipysurus eydouxii
[Spine-tailed seasnake]
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Aipysurus foliosquama
[Leaf-scaled seasnake]
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Aipysurus fuscus
[Dusky seasnake]


Aipysurus laevis
[Olive-brown seasnake]
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Aipysurus mosaicus
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Aipysurus tenuis
[Arafura sea snake]
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Alsidium pusillum
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Disteira kingii
[Spectacled seasnake]
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Disteira major
[Olive-headed seasnake]
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Disteira nigrocincta
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Disteira walli
[Wall's sea snake]
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Emydocephalus annulatus
[Turtle-headed seasnake]
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Emydocephalus ijimae
[Turtlehead sea snake]
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Enhydrina zweifeli
[Sepik beaked seasnake]
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Ephalophis greyae
[North-Western mangrove seasnake]
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Hydrelaps darwiniensis
[Port darwin seasnake]
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Kerilia jerdoni
[Jerdon's sea snake]
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Kolpophis annandalei
[Bighead sea snake]
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Parahydrophis mertoni
[Northern mangrove seasnake]
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Thalassophis anomalus
[Anomalous sea snake]
22 Species of Family Hydrophiidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Aipysurus apraefrontalis Short-nosed seasnake Indo-West Pacific 92 SVL
Aipysurus duboisii Reef shallows seasnake Northeast Atlantic to Wes 148 SVL
Aipysurus eydouxii Spine-tailed seasnake Indo-West Pacific. 96 SVL
Aipysurus foliosquama Leaf-scaled seasnake Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Aipysurus fuscus Dusky seasnake Indo-West Pacific.
Aipysurus laevis Olive-brown seasnake Indo-Pacific, Northwest A 200 TL
Aipysurus mosaicus Western Central Pacific 95 SVL
Aipysurus tenuis Arafura sea snake Indo-West Pacific
Alsidium pusillum Pacific Ocean.
Disteira kingii Spectacled seasnake Indo-West Pacific 165 SVL
Disteira major Olive-headed seasnake Northeast Atlantic, the M 160 SVL
Disteira nigrocincta Indo-West Pacific.
Disteira walli Wall's sea snake Indo-West Pacific.
Emydocephalus annulatus Turtle-headed seasnake Indo-West Pacific, Northw 91 SVL
Emydocephalus ijimae Turtlehead sea snake Northwest Pacific. 85 SVL
Enhydrina zweifeli Sepik beaked seasnake Western Central Pacific.
Ephalophis greyae North-Western mangrove seasnake Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrelaps darwiniensis Port darwin seasnake Indo-West Pacific.
Kerilia jerdoni Jerdon's sea snake Indo-West Pacific.
Kolpophis annandalei Bighead sea snake Indo-West Pacific.
Parahydrophis mertoni Northern mangrove seasnake Indo-West Pacific.
Thalassophis anomalus Anomalous sea snake Indo-West Pacific.



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