A Listing of Australian Sea Snakes
Distribution Key      SEA KRAITS

THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS, DISTRIBUTION MAPS AND INFORMATION
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SERPENTES (SNAKES)
SEA SNAKES

Sea Snakes are often been placed in their own familiy, 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 THE SEA

Scientific Name
Common Name
Distribution
Acalyptophis peronii Horned Sea Snake NSW(?),NT,Qld,WA
Aipysurus apraefrontalis Short-nosed Sea Snake  WA
Aipysurus duboisii Reef Shallows or Dubois's Sea Snake NT,Qld,WA
Aipysurus eydouxii Stagger-banded or Spine-tailed Sea Snak NT,Qld,WA
Aipysurus foliosquama Leaf-scaled Sea Snake WA(Ashmore and Scott
Aipysurus fuscus Dusky Sea Snake WA(Ashmore Reef)
Aipysurus laevis Golden or Olive Sea Snake NSW(?),NT,Qld,WA
Aipysurus mosaicus Mosaic Sea Snake NT,Qld,WA
Aipysurus tenuis Brown-lined Sea Snake WA
Astrotia stokesii Stokes's Sea Snake NSW,NT,Qld,WA
Disteira kingii Spectacled Sea Snake NSW(?),NT,Qld,WA
Disteira major Olive-headed Sea Snake NSW(?),NT,Qld,WA
Emydocephalus annulatus Turtle-headed Sea Snake NT,Qld,WA
Enhydrina schistosa Beaked Sea Snake NT,Qld
Ephalophis greyi North-western Mangrove Sea Snake NT(?),WA
Hydrelaps darwiniensis Black-ringed Mangrove Sea Snake NT,Qld,WA
Hydrophis atriceps Black-headed Sea Snake NT,WA(?)
Hydrophis belcheri Sea Snake NT(?),Qld(?)
Hydrophis caerulescens Dwarf Sea Snake Qld
Hydrophis coggeri Slender-necked Sea Snake WA
Hydrophis czeblukovi Fine-spined Sea Snake WA
Hydrophis donaldi Rough-scaled Sea Snake Qld
Hydrophis elegans Elegant Sea Snake NSW,NT,Qld,WA
Hydrophis geometricus Geometrical Sea Snake WA
Hydrophis gracilis Slender Sea Snake Qld
Hydrophis inornatus Plain Sea Snake NT,WA(?)
Hydrophis mcdowelli Small-headed Sea Snake NT,Qld,WA
Hydrophis melanocephalus Sea Snake NT(?),WA
Hydrophis melanosoma Black-banded Robust Sea Snake NT(?),Qld,WA(?)
Hydrophis ornatus Sea Snake NSW,NT,Tas,Qld,WA
Hydrophis pacificus Large-headed Sea Snake NT,Qld
Hydrophis vorisi Sea Snake Qld(Torres Strait)
Lapemis hardwickii Spine-bellied Sea Snake NT,Qld,WA
Parahydrophis mertoni Norther Mangrove Sea Snake NT,Qld
Pelamis platurus Yellow-bellied Sea Snake NSW,NT,Qld,Tas,Vic,WA

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

Family Elapidae
Subfamily Hydrophiinae (Sea Snakes)

(Previously Family Laticaudidae)

TABLE 2 - SEA KRAITS
THESE SNAKES ARE EGGLAYERS THAT LAY THEIR EGGS ON LAND

Scientific Name
Common Name
Distribution
Laticauda colubrina Wide-faced or Yellow Lipped Sea Krait NSW,Qld
Laticauda laticaudata Large Scaled Sea Krait NSW,Qld

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
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February 17, 2013