Hydrophis sibauensis
Appearance
Hydrophis sibauensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Hydrophis |
Species: | H. sibauensis
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Binomial name | |
Hydrophis sibauensis Rasmussen, Auliya & Böhme, 2001[2]
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Hydrophis sibauensis, also known as the Kalimantan sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae that is native to Indonesia, and endemic to Borneo. The specific epithet sibauensis refers to the Sibau River.[3]
Behaviour
[edit]The species is viviparous.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The range of the snake is limited to the Sibau River, a tributary of the Kapuas River, in West Kalimantan, Borneo, in fresh water some 1,000 km upriver from the sea. The type locality is Putussibau.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Rasmussen, A. (2010). "Hydrophis sibauensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T176710A7287960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176710A7287960.en. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Rasmussen, Arne Redsated; Auliya, Mark; Böhme, Wolfgang (2001). "A new species of the sea snake genus Hydrophis (Serpentes:Elapidae) from a river in West Kalimantan (Indonesia, Borneo)". Herpetologica. 57 (1): 23–32.
- ^ a b c "Hydrophis laboutei RASMUSSEN & INEICH, 2000". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 5 June 2021.