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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Hydrophis Sonnini & Latreille, 1802
Published in:Sanders, K.L., Lee, M.S.Y., Mumpuni, Bertozzi, T & Rasmussen, A.R. 2013, "Multilocus phylogeny and recent rapid radiation of the viviparous sea snakes (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae)", Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 66, 575-591 (for <i>Pelamis</i> (including previously considered as junior synonym <i>Pelamydrus</i>), Enhydrina, <i>Astrotia</i>, Thalassophina, <i>Acalyptophis</i> (including previously considered junior synonyms <i>Acalyptus</i> and <i>Pseudodistira</i>), Kerilia, <i>Lapemis</i> (including previously considered junior synonyms <i>Praescutata</i>, <i>Thalassophina</i> and <i>Kolpophis</i>) and <i>Disteira</i> (including previously considered junior synonyms <i>Distira</i> and <i>Melanomystax</i>))
Synonym Source
Hydrophis inornatus (Gray, 1849) excluded
Published in:Rasmussen, A.R., Sanders, K.L., Guinea, M.L. & Amey, A.P. 2014, "Sea snakes in Australian waters (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae)—a review with an updated identification key.", Zootaxa, vol. 3869, no. 4, 351-371 p354
Hydrophis inornatus (Gray, 1849) excluded
Published in:Rasmussen, A.R., Sanders, K.L., Guinea, M.L. & Amey, A.P. 2014, "Sea snakes in Australian waters (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae)—a review with an updated identification key.", Zootaxa, vol. 3869, no. 4, 351-371 p354
Hydrophis melanosoma Günther, 1864 excluded
Published in:Rasmussen, A.R., Sanders, K.L., Guinea, M.L. & Amey, A.P. 2014, "Sea snakes in Australian waters (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae)—a review with an updated identification key.", Zootaxa, vol. 3869, no. 4, 351-371 p354 (consider that all reports from Australian waters lack validation)
Pelamis Daudin, 1803 synonym
Published in:Daudin, F.M. 1803, Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière des Reptiles, vol. 7, 436 pp., Dufart, Paris p357

Unranked taxon assigned rank genus by inference
Hydrophis obscurus Daudin, 1803 excluded
Hydrophis ornatus (Gray, 1842) excluded
Published in:Rasmussen, A.R., Sanders, K.L., Guinea, M.L. & Amey, A.P. 2014, "Sea snakes in Australian waters (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae)—a review with an updated identification key.", Zootaxa, vol. 3869, no. 4, 351-371 p355
Hydrophis obscurus Daudin, 1803 excluded
Hydrophis melanosoma Günther, 1864 excluded
Published in:Rasmussen, A.R., Sanders, K.L., Guinea, M.L. & Amey, A.P. 2014, "Sea snakes in Australian waters (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae)—a review with an updated identification key.", Zootaxa, vol. 3869, no. 4, 351-371 p354 (consider that all reports from Australian waters lack validation)
Hydrophis obscurus Daudin, 1803 excluded
Hydrophis schistosa Daudin, 1803 excluded
Hydrophis ornatus (Gray, 1842) excluded
Published in:Rasmussen, A.R., Sanders, K.L., Guinea, M.L. & Amey, A.P. 2014, "Sea snakes in Australian waters (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae)—a review with an updated identification key.", Zootaxa, vol. 3869, no. 4, 351-371 p355
Hydrophis schistosa Daudin, 1803 excluded
Hydrophis melanosoma Günther, 1864 excluded
Published in:Rasmussen, A.R., Sanders, K.L., Guinea, M.L. & Amey, A.P. 2014, "Sea snakes in Australian waters (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae)—a review with an updated identification key.", Zootaxa, vol. 3869, no. 4, 351-371 p354 (consider that all reports from Australian waters lack validation)
Hydrophis ornatus (Gray, 1842) excluded
Published in:Rasmussen, A.R., Sanders, K.L., Guinea, M.L. & Amey, A.P. 2014, "Sea snakes in Australian waters (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae)—a review with an updated identification key.", Zootaxa, vol. 3869, no. 4, 351-371 p355
Hydrophis inornatus (Gray, 1849) excluded
Published in:Rasmussen, A.R., Sanders, K.L., Guinea, M.L. & Amey, A.P. 2014, "Sea snakes in Australian waters (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae)—a review with an updated identification key.", Zootaxa, vol. 3869, no. 4, 351-371 p354
Hydrophis schistosa Daudin, 1803 excluded
Hydrophis obscurus Daudin, 1803 excluded
Melanomystax Wall, 1921 synonym
Published in:Wall, F. 1921, Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon, xxii 581, Cottle, Colombo p381
Leioselasma Lacépède, 1804 synonym
Acalyptophis Boulenger, 1896 synonym
Published in:Boulenger, G.A. 1896, Catalogue of Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). 3, xiv 727 pp. 25 pls, British Museum, London p269
Kolpophis Smith, 1926 synonym
Published in:Smith, M.A. 1926, Monograph on the Sea Snakes. (Hydrophiidae), xvii 130, British Museum, London p106
Polypholophis Wall, 1921 synonym
Published in:Wall, F. 1921, Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon, xxii 581, Cottle, Colombo p380
Porrecticollis Wall, 1921 synonym
Published in:Wall, F. 1921, Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon, xxii 581, Cottle, Colombo p335
Pseudodistira Kinghorn, 1926 synonym
Published in:Kinghorn, J.R. 1926, "A new genus of sea snake and other reptiles collected by H.M.A.S. Geranium during a cruise to north Australia", Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, vol. 1926, 71-74 p71
Thalassophina Smith, 1926 synonym
Published in:Smith, M.A. 1926, Monograph on the Sea Snakes. (Hydrophiidae), xvii 130, British Museum, London p33
Pelamydrus Stejneger, 1910 synonym
Published in:Stejneger, L. 1910, "The batrachians and reptiles of Formosa", Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, vol. 38, 91-114 p111
Distira Boulenger, 1896 synonym
Published in:Boulenger, G.A. 1896, Catalogue of Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). 3, xiv 727 pp. 25 pls, British Museum, London p285
Dolichodira Wall, 1921 synonym
Published in:Wall, F. 1921, Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon, xxii 581, Cottle, Colombo p399
Asturia Gray, 1842 synonym
Published in:Gray, J.E. 1842, "Description of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian reptiles and batrachians", Ed. Gray, J.E. (ed.), The Zoological Miscellany, 51-57, Treuttel, Würz & Co., London p55
Praescutata Wall, 1921 synonym
Published in:Wall, F. 1921, Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon, xxii 581, Cottle, Colombo p390
Astrotia Fischer, 1856 synonym
Published in:Fischer, J.G. 1856, "Die Familie der Seeschlangen", Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften. Hamburg, vol. 3, 1-78 p38
Liopola Gray, 1842 synonym
Published in:Gray, J.E. 1842, "Monographic synopsis of the water snakes, or the family Hydridae", Ed. Gray, J.E. (ed.), The Zoological Miscellany, 59-68, Treuttel, Würz & Co., London p60
Liopala Gray, 1842 synonym
Published in:Gray, J.E. 1842, "Monographic synopsis of the water snakes, or the family Hydridae", Ed. Gray, J.E. (ed.), The Zoological Miscellany, 59-68, Treuttel, Würz & Co., London p60
Lapemis Gray, 1835 synonym
Published in:Gray, J.E. 1835, "Illustrations of Indian Zoology; Chiefly Selected from the Collection of Major-General Hardwicke", pp. 19-20 pl. 87 pl. 87 fig. 2
Micromastophis Wall, 1921 synonym
Published in:Wall, F. 1921, Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon, xxii 581, Cottle, Colombo
Chitulia Gray, 1849 synonym
Disteira Lacépède, 1804 synonym
Published in:Lacépède, B.G.E. 1804, "Mémoire sur plusieurs animaux de la Nouvelle-Hollande dont la description n'a pas encore été publiée", Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris, vol. 4, 184-211 pls 55-58 p210
Acalyptus Duméril, 1853 synonym
Published in:Duméril, A.M.C. 1853, "Prodrome général de la classification des serpents", Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France, vol. 23, 399-536 p522
Name Source
Hydrophis accepted

Bare scientific name reallocated to Hydrophis Sonnini & Latreille, 1802 by taxonomy builder
Hydrophis Sonnini & Latreille, 1802 accepted
Identifier Source
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f54de2b0-3a34-4677-a9e1-e1b53f433d5e Taxon current
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https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/54354541-b8ff-4b0e-a5fa-c2f910f1fd1b Scientific Name current
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Classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
informal
GNATHOSTOMATA
class
REPTILIA
subclass
LEPIDOSAURIA
order
SQUAMATA
suborder
SERPENTES
family
ELAPIDAE
subfamily
Hydrophiinae
genus
Hydrophis
species
Hydrophis atriceps Günther, 1864 
species
Hydrophis belcheri (Gray, 1849) 
species
Hydrophis caerulescens (Shaw, 1802) 
species
Hydrophis coggeri (Kharin, 1984) 
species
Hydrophis curtus (Shaw, 1802) 
species
Hydrophis czeblukovi (Kharin, 1984) 
species
Hydrophis donaldi Ukuwela, Sanders & Fry, 2012 
species
Hydrophis elegans (Gray, 1842) 
species
Hydrophis gracilis (Shaw, 1802) 
species
Hydrophis kingii (Boulenger, 1896) 
species
Hydrophis macdowelli Kharin, 1983 
species
Hydrophis major (Shaw, 1802) 
species
Hydrophis melanocephalus Gray, 1849 
species
Hydrophis ocellatus Gray, 1849 
species
Hydrophis pacificus Boulenger, 1896 
species
Hydrophis peronii (Duméril, 1853) 
species
Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766) 
species
Hydrophis stokesii (Gray, 1846) 
species
Hydrophis vorisi Kharin, 1984 
species
Hydrophis zweifeli (Kharin, 1985) 
species
Lapemis hardwickii Gray, 1835 
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