Species Hydrelaps darwiniensis Boulenger, 1896
Black-ringed Mangrove Sea Snake, Port Darwin Sea Snake
- Hydrelaps darwiniensis Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). 3. London : British Museum xiv 727 pp. 25 pls. [270, pl. 12 fig. 1].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1946.1.1.91–92, Port Darwin, NT.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Coastal waters of northern Australia from the north-west coast of WA to Torres Strait, QLD; southern New Guinea .
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Amphibious, estuary, inshore, predator, sub-littoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Perennially active, viviparous.
General References
Brongersma, L.D. 1956. Notes on New Guinean reptiles and amphibians. V. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Wetenschappen 59C: 599-610 (taxonomy)
Cogger, H.G. 1975. The sea snakes of Australia and New Guinea. pp. 59-139 in Dunson, W. (ed.). The Biology of Sea Snakes. Baltimore : University Park Press. (taxonomy)
McDowell, S.B. 1972. The genera of sea-snakes of the Hydrophis group (Serpentes: Elapidae). Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 32: 189-247 (taxonomy)
Smith, M.A. 1926. Monograph on the Sea Snakes. (Hydrophiidae). London : British Museum xvii 130 pp. (taxonomy)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [46] (Black-ringed Mangrove Sea Snake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | ELAPIDAE Boie, 1827 | 31-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 19-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |