Species Hydrophis caerulescens (Shaw, 1802)

Museums

CAVS: 5263

Hydrus caerulescens Shaw, G. 1802. General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History. Vol. 3 Pt 2 Reptilia. London : Kearsley pp. vii 313-615. [561].

Aturia caerulescens (Shaw, 1802).
Hydrophis caerulescens (Shaw, 1802). —
Gray, J.E. 1842. Monographic synopsis of the water snakes, or the family Hydridae. pp. 59-68 in Gray, J.E. (ed.). The Zoological Miscellany. London : Treuttel, Würz & Co.
Polyodontognathus caerulescens (Shaw, 1802). —
Kharin, V.E. 2004. On the taxonomic position of the sea snake Hydrophis caerulescens (Shaw, 1802) (Serpentes: Hydrophiidae). Russian Journal of Marine Biology 30(3): 196-198

Northern Territory, Queensland

Australian specimens from Gulf of Carpentaria; also Pakistan, India, China SE Asia

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

Northern Shelf Province (25)

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
04-Feb-2023	ELAPIDAE Boie, 1827	31-Oct-2023	MODIFIED
	ELAPIDAE	02-Oct-2014	ADDED