Species Hydrophis atriceps Günther, 1864
Banded Sea Snake, Black-headed Sea Snake
- Hydrophis atriceps Günther, A. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. London : Royal Society xxvii 444 pp. [371, pl. 25 fig. 1].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1946.1.2.62, Thailand; BMNH 63.9.29.50.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Smith, M.A. 1926. Monograph on the Sea Snakes. (Hydrophiidae). London : British Museum xvii 130 pp.
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [249]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Arafura Sea, Timor Sea.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Ecological Descriptors
Aquatic, continental shelf, inshore, nektonic, piscivore, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Perennially active, viviparous.
Notes
Non-Australian synonyms:
Hydrophis alcocki Wall, F. (1906). A descriptive list of the sea-snakes in the Indian Museum. Mem. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 1: 277-299 [288, pl. 15 fig. 3].
Type data: holotype IM 14470 (see Smith, M.A. (1926). Monograph on the Sea Snakes. (Hydrophiidae). London : British Museum xvii 130 pp.).
Type locality: Puri, Orissa, India.
Disteira cincinnatii van Denburgh, J. & Thompson, J.C. (1908). Description of a new species of sea snake from the Philippine Islands, with a note on the palatine teeth in the Proteroglypha. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3: 41-48 [42, pl. 1].
Type data: holotype CAS 15016.
Type locality: 1 mi[les] NE of Cavite, Manila Bay, Philippines.
Taxonomic decision for synonymy: Smith, M.A. (1926). Monograph on the Sea Snakes. (Hydrophiidae). London : British Museum xvii 130 pp.; Cogger, H.G. (1983). in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. Amphibia and Reptiles. In Walton, D.W. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 1. Netley, South Australia : Griffin Press Ltd vi 313 pp. [249].
General References
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-headed 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) |