Hydrophis zweifeli is a species of snakes found from New Guinea to Australia (Northern Territory and Queensland). In the past they were thought to be Hydrophis schistosus, but after DNA testing are now provisionally identified as Hydrophis zweifeli. DNA test have shown they are not related to Hydrophis schistosus.[2]
| Hydrophis zweifeli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Hydrophis |
| Species: | H. zweifeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrophis zweifeli Kharin, 1985
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Hydrophis zweifeli are commonly known as the Sepik beaked sea snake or Zweifel's beaked sea snake. Hydrophis zweifeli is a highly venomous species of sea snake.[3]
Studied Hydrophis zweifeli have been near the mouth of Sepik River of New Guinea.[4]
References
edit- ^ Rasmussen, A. (2018) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Hydrophis zweifeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T176716A134229775. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176716A134229775.en. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Ukuwela, K.D.B. et al. (online 2012): Molecular evidence that the deadliest sea snake Hydrophis schistosus (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) consists of two convergent species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.031
- ^ Ukuwela, Kanishka D.B.; de Silva, Anslem; Mumpuni; Fry, Bryan G.; Lee, Michael S.Y.; Sanders, Kate L. (January 2013). "Molecular evidence that the deadliest sea snake Enhydrina schistosa (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) consists of two convergent species". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66 (1): 262–269. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.031. PMID 23044399.
- ^ The University of Queensland, Deadly sea snake has a doppelganger, 19 November 2012
- Golay, P, H.M. SMITH, D.G. BROADLEY, J. R. DIXON, C., MCCARTHY, J. C. RAGE, B. SCHÀTTI & M.TORIBA 1993. Endoglyphs and other major venomous snakes of the world. A checklist. Aire-Genève, Azemiops S. A. Herpetological Data Center: i-xv + 1-478.
- Kharin V. E. 1985. A new species of sea snakes of the genus Enhydrina (Serpentes, Hydrophiidae) from waters of New Guinea. [in Russian]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 64 (5): 785-787
- Kharin, Vladimir E. and Vladimir P. Czeblukov 2009. A Revision of the Sea Snakes of Subfamily Hydrophiinae. 1. Tribe Disteirini Nov. (Serpentes: Hydrophiidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 16 (3):183-202
External links
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Data related to Enhydrina schistosa at Wikispecies- Enhydrina schistosa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- The Reptile House
