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Hydrophis Latreille, 1801

1438812  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1438812)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Reptilia (Class)
  7. Squamata (Order)
  8. Elapidae (Family)
  9. Hydrophis (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Asturia Gray, 1842 · unaccepted
Aturia Gray, 1840 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Aturia Gray, 1842 · unaccepted
Hydophis · unaccepted
Liopala Gray, 1842 · unaccepted
Liopala Gray, 1840 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Liopola Gray, 1842 · unaccepted

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  1. Species Hydrophis atriceps Günther, 1864
  2. Species Hydrophis belcheri (Gray, 1849)
  3. Species Hydrophis bituberculatus Peters, 1872
  4. Species Hydrophis brooki Günther, 1872
  5. Species Hydrophis brookii Günther, 1872
  6. Species Hydrophis caerulescens (Shaw, 1802)
  7. Species Hydrophis coggeri (Kharin, 1984)
  8. Species Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
  9. Species Hydrophis czeblukovi (Kharin, 1984)
  10. Species Hydrophis donaldi Ukuwela, Sanders & Fry, 2012
  11. Species Hydrophis elegans (Gray, 1842)
  12. Species Hydrophis fasciatus (Schneider, 1799)
  13. Species Hydrophis inornatus (Gray, 1849)
  14. Species Hydrophis klossi Boulenger, 1912
  15. Species Hydrophis laboutei Rasmussen & Ineich, 2000
  16. Species Hydrophis lamberti Smith, 1917
  17. Species Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray, 1849)
  18. Species Hydrophis mamillaris (Daudin, 1803)
  19. Species Hydrophis mcdowelli Kharin, 1983
  20. Species Hydrophis melanocephalus Gray, 1849
  21. Species Hydrophis melanosoma Günther, 1864
  22. Species Hydrophis obscurus Daudin, 1803
  23. Species Hydrophis ornatus (Gray, 1842)
  24. Species Hydrophis pacificus Boulenger, 1896
  25. Species Hydrophis parviceps Smith, 1935
  26. Species Hydrophis semperi Garman, 1881
  27. Species Hydrophis sibauensis Rasmussen, Auliya & Böhme, 2001
  28. Species Hydrophis spiralis (Shaw, 1802)
  29. Species Hydrophis stricticollis Günther, 1864
  30. Species Hydrophis torquatus Günther, 1864
  31. Species Hydrophis vorisi Kharin, 1984
  32. Species Hydrophis abbreviatus Jan, 1863 accepted as Lapemis curtus (Shaw, 1802)
  33. Species Hydrophis alcocki Wall, 1906 accepted as Hydrophis atriceps Günther, 1864
  34. Species Hydrophis anomala Fischer, 1856 accepted as Thalassophis anomalus Schmidt, 1852
  35. Species Hydrophis aspera Gray, 1849 accepted as Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
  36. Species Hydrophis bengalensis Gray, 1842 accepted as Enhydrina schistosa (Daudin, 1803)
  37. Species Hydrophis bicolor Fischer, 1856 accepted as Pelamis platura Linnaeus, 1766
  38. Species Hydrophis brevis Jan, 1863 accepted as Lapemis curtus (Shaw, 1802)
  39. Species Hydrophis brookei Günther, 1872 accepted as Hydrophis brooki Günther, 1872
  40. Species Hydrophis brookii Welch, 1994 accepted as Hydrophis brooki Günther, 1872
  41. Species Hydrophis brookii Kharin, 2004 accepted as Hydrophis brooki Günther, 1872
  42. Species Hydrophis cantoris Kharin, 2004 accepted as Microcephalophis cantoris Günther, 1864
  43. Species Hydrophis cantoris Günther, 1864 accepted as Microcephalophis cantoris Günther, 1864
  44. Species Hydrophis chittal Rafinesque, 1817 accepted as Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
  45. Species Hydrophis chloris Günther, 1864 accepted as Hydrophis fasciatus (Schneider, 1799)
  46. Species Hydrophis cloris Daudin, 1803 accepted as Hydrophis obscurus Daudin, 1803
  47. Species Hydrophis consobrinus Smith, 1917 accepted as Hydrophis brooki Günther, 1872
  48. Species Hydrophis coronata Günther, 1864 accepted as Hydrophis obscurus Daudin, 1803
  49. Species Hydrophis crassicollis Anderson, 1871 accepted as Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
  50. Species Hydrophis cyanocincta Boulenger, 1887 accepted as Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
  51. Species Hydrophis cyanocinctus Deraniyagala, 1955 accepted as Hydrophis bituberculatus Peters, 1872
  52. Species Hydrophis diadema Günther, 1864 accepted as Hydrophis torquatus Günther, 1864
  53. Species Hydrophis doliata Fischer, 1856 accepted as Thalassophina viperina (Schmidt, 1852)
  54. Species Hydrophis ellioti Günther, 1864 accepted as Hydrophis ornatus (Gray, 1842)
  55. Species Hydrophis fasciatus Jan, 1872 accepted as Enhydrina schistosa (Daudin, 1803)
  56. Species Hydrophis fayreriana Anderson, 1871 accepted as Lapemis curtus (Shaw, 1802)
  57. Species Hydrophis floweri Boulenger, 1898 accepted as Hydrophis melanosoma Günther, 1864
  58. Species Hydrophis frontalis Jan, 1863 accepted as Hydrophis caerulescens (Shaw, 1802)
  59. Species Hydrophis geometricus Smith, 1986 accepted as Hydrophis czeblukovi (Kharin, 1984)
  60. Species Hydrophis godeffroyi Peters, 1873 accepted as Hydrophis ornatus (Gray, 1842)
  61. Species Hydrophis gracilis Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 accepted as Microcephalophis gracilis (Shaw, 1802)
  62. Species Hydrophis gracilis Schlegel, 1837 accepted as Hydrophis fasciatus (Schneider, 1799)
  63. Species Hydrophis gracilis Kharin, 2004 accepted as Microcephalophis gracilis (Shaw, 1802)
  64. Species Hydrophis granosa Anderson, 1871 accepted as Astrotia stokesii (Gray, 1846)
  65. Species Hydrophis guentheri Theobald, 1868 accepted as Astrotia stokesii (Gray, 1846)
  66. Species Hydrophis guttata Murray, 1887 accepted as Astrotia stokesii (Gray, 1846)
  67. Species Hydrophis hardwickei Boettger, 1888 accepted as Lapemis hardwickii Gray, 1834
  68. Species Hydrophis hardwickii Günther, 1864 accepted as Lapemis hardwickii Gray, 1834
  69. Species Hydrophis holdsworthii Günther, 1872 accepted as Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray, 1849)
  70. Species Hydrophis hybrida Schlegel, 1837 accepted as Hydrophis caerulescens (Shaw, 1802)
  71. Species Hydrophis inornatus Smith, 1926 accepted as Hydrophis ornatus (Gray, 1842)
  72. Species Hydrophis jayakari Boulenger, 1887 accepted as Thalassophina viperina (Schmidt, 1852)
  73. Species Hydrophis kingii Boulenger, 1896 accepted as Disteira kingii (Boulenger, 1896)
  74. Species Hydrophis lacepedei Jan, 1859 accepted as Disteira major (Shaw, 1802)
  75. Species Hydrophis laevis Lütken, 1863 accepted as Hydrophis ornatus (Gray, 1842)
  76. Species Hydrophis lapemidoides Kennedy, 1937 accepted as Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray, 1849)
  77. Species Hydrophis lapemoides Tamiya et al., 1983 accepted as Hydrophis lamberti Smith, 1917
  78. Species Hydrophis latifasciata Günther, 1864 accepted as Hydrophis obscurus Daudin, 1803
  79. Species Hydrophis leprogaster Duméril & Bibron in Fischer, 1856 accepted as Microcephalophis gracilis (Shaw, 1802)
  80. Species Hydrophis longiceps Günther, 1864 accepted as Hydrophis inornatus (Gray, 1849)
  81. Species Hydrophis macdowelli O'Shea, 1996 accepted as Hydrophis mcdowelli Kharin, 1983
  82. Species Hydrophis major Rasmussen, 1997 accepted as Disteira major (Shaw, 1802)
  83. Species Hydrophis mammillaris Khan, 2002 accepted as Hydrophis mamillaris (Daudin, 1803)
  84. Species Hydrophis manilae Owen, 1859 accepted as Hydrophis inornatus (Gray, 1849)
  85. Species Hydrophis manillae Owen, 1859 accepted as Hydrophis inornatus (Gray, 1849)
  86. Species Hydrophis mentalis Gray, 1842 accepted as Disteira major (Shaw, 1802)
  87. Species Hydrophis mertoni accepted as Parahydrophis mertoni (Roux, 1910)
  88. Species Hydrophis microcephala Fischer, 1856 accepted as Microcephalophis gracilis (Shaw, 1802)
  89. Species Hydrophis microcephalus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 accepted as Microcephalophis gracilis (Shaw, 1802)
  90. Species Hydrophis nigra accepted as Thalassophina viperina (Schmidt, 1852)
  91. Species Hydrophis nigrocincta Fischer, 1856 accepted as Disteira nigrocincta (Daudin, 1803)
  92. Species Hydrophis nigrocinctus Daudin, 1803 accepted as Disteira nigrocincta (Daudin, 1803)
  93. Species Hydrophis nigro-cinctus Duméril & Bibron, 1854 accepted as Disteira nigrocincta (Daudin, 1803)
  94. Species Hydrophis obscura Daudin, 1803 accepted as Hydrophis obscurus Daudin, 1803
  95. Species Hydrophis obscurus Boulenger, 1896 accepted as Hydrophis stricticollis Günther, 1864
  96. Species Hydrophis ocellata Gray, 1849 accepted as Hydrophis ornatus (Gray, 1842)
  97. Species Hydrophis ocellatus Heatwole, 1999 accepted as Hydrophis ornatus (Gray, 1842)
  98. Species Hydrophis ocellatus Gray, 1849 accepted as Hydrophis ornatus (Gray, 1842)
  99. Species Hydrophis ornata Günther, 1864 accepted as Hydrophis ornatus (Gray, 1842)
  100. Species Hydrophis ornatus Smith, 1926 accepted as Hydrophis lamberti Smith, 1917
  101. Species Hydrophis pachycercos Fischer, 1855 accepted as Hydrophis belcheri (Gray, 1849)
  102. Species Hydrophis pachycerios Jan, 1859 accepted as Hydrophis belcheri (Gray, 1849)
  103. Species Hydrophis pelamidoides Fischer, 1856 accepted as Lapemis curtus (Shaw, 1802)
  104. Species Hydrophis pelamidoides Duméril & Bibron, 1854 accepted as Lapemis curtus (Shaw, 1802)
  105. Species Hydrophis pelamis Schlegel, 1837 accepted as Pelamis platura Linnaeus, 1766
  106. Species Hydrophis pelamoides Hilgendorf, 1876 accepted as Lapemis curtus (Shaw, 1802)
  107. Species Hydrophis phipsoni Murray, 1887 accepted as Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
  108. Species Hydrophis plumbea Murray, 1887 accepted as Thalassophina viperina (Schmidt, 1852)
  109. Species Hydrophis polydonta Jan, 1863 accepted as Hydrophis caerulescens (Shaw, 1802)
  110. Species Hydrophis propinquus Jan, 1859 accepted as Lapemis curtus (Shaw, 1802)
  111. Species Hydrophis protervus Jan, 1859 accepted as Hydrophis caerulescens (Shaw, 1802)
  112. Species Hydrophis rostralis Smith, 1917 accepted as Microcephalophis gracilis (Shaw, 1802)
  113. Species Hydrophis schistosa Schlegel, 1837 accepted as Enhydrina schistosa (Daudin, 1803)
  114. Species Hydrophis schistosus Boulenger, 1896 accepted as Thalassophina viperina (Schmidt, 1852)
  115. Species Hydrophis schistosus Duméril & Bibron, 1854 accepted as Enhydrina schistosa (Daudin, 1803)
  116. Species Hydrophis schistotus Jan, 1859 accepted as Enhydrina schistosa (Daudin, 1803)
  117. Species Hydrophis schizopholis Duméril & Bibron, 1854 accepted as Astrotia stokesii (Gray, 1846)
  118. Species Hydrophis schlegelii Fischer, 1856 accepted as Hydrophis inornatus (Gray, 1849)
  119. Species Hydrophis stewartii Anderson, 1872 accepted as Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray, 1849)
  120. Species Hydrophis striata Schlegel, 1837 accepted as Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
  121. Species Hydrophis striatus Duméril & Bibron, 1854 accepted as Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
  122. Species Hydrophis subannulata Gray, 1849 accepted as Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
  123. Species Hydrophis subcinctus Gray, 1842 accepted as Hydrophis obscurus Daudin, 1803
  124. Species Hydrophis subfasciata Gray, 1842 accepted as Enhydrina schistosa (Daudin, 1803)
  125. Species Hydrophis sublaevis Gray, 1849 accepted as Hydrophis melanocephalus Gray, 1849
  126. Species Hydrophis taprobanica Haly, 1887 accepted as Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
  127. Species Hydrophis tenuicollis Peters, 1873 accepted as Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
  128. Species Hydrophis torquata Günther, 1864 accepted as Hydrophis torquatus Günther, 1864
  129. Species Hydrophis trachyceps Theobald, 1870 accepted as Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
  130. Species Hydrophis westermani Jan, 1859 accepted as Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
  131. Species Hydrophis westermanni Jan, 1863 (unaccepted)
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recent only
Suite à Déterville ed. Buffon, Rept., 4
page(s): 193 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801. Available name (validated by ICZN).  
Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801. Available name (validated by ICZN). [details]
IRMNG (2024). Hydrophis Latreille, 1801. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1438812 on 2025-01-05
Date
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

original description Suite à Déterville ed. Buffon, Rept., 4
page(s): 193 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details] 

habitat flag source web search (AJR) [details] 

original description (of Liopola Gray, 1842) Zool. Misc., (4) 60 (as Liopala; also as Liopola). [details] 

original description (of Mediohydrophis Kharin, 2004) Article title: A review of sea snakes of the genus Hydrophis sensu stricto (Serpentes: Hydrophiidae). [details] 

original description (of Mediohydrophis Kharin, 2004) Biologiya Morya 30.
page(s): 450 [details] 

original description (of Hydrophus Fleming, 1822) Phil. Zool., 2
page(s): 292 [details] 

original description (of Liopala Gray, 1840) Syn. Cont. Brit. Mus., ed. 42
page(s): 42 [details] 

original description (of Crottyhydrophis Hoser, 2013) Article title: Making sense of the mess... A new and workable sea-snake taxonomy with nomenclature to match! . [details] 

original description (of Crottyhydrophis Hoser, 2013) Australasian Journal of Herpetology 16: -. [15-18] [details] 

original description (of Micromastophis Wall, 1921) Snakes of Ceylon
page(s): 344 [details] 

original description (of Asturia Gray, 1842) Zool. Misc.
page(s): 55 [details] 

original description (of Polypholophis Wall, 1921) Snakes of Ceylon
page(s): 380 [details] 

original description (of Hydrophys Bory de St. Vincent, 1828) Ency. Portative (Rés. Erpét.)
page(s): 185 [details] 

original description (of Porrecticollis Wall, 1921) Snakes of Ceylon
page(s): 335 [details] 

original description (of Aturia Gray, 1842) Zool. Miscell. (Gray), (4
page(s): 61 [details] 

original description (of Aturia Gray, 1840) Syn. Cont. Brit. Mus., ed. 42
page(s): 42 [details] 

original description (of Dolichodira Wall, 1921) Snakes of Ceylon
page(s): 339 [details] 

original description (of Microcephalus Schlegel, 1837) Ess. Serp.
page(s): 508 [details] 

original description (of Liopala Gray, 1842) Zool. Misc., (4) 60 (also as Liopola). [details] 
Unreviewed
Nomenclatural status available [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801. Available name (validated by ICZN). [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Mediohydrophis Kharin, 2004)
To BioNames database (from synonym Crottyhydrophis Hoser, 2013)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Crottyhydrophis Hoser, 2013)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Mediohydrophis Kharin, 2004)
To WoRMS 
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