Species Hydrophis peronii (Duméril, 1853)
Horned Sea Snake
- Acalyptus peronii Duméril, A.M.C. 1853. Prodrome général de la classification des serpents. Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France 23: 399-536 [522].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 7711, ?New Holland. - Acalyptus superciliosus velperoni Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A. 1854. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 7(2) 781-1536 pp. [1340] [as vel peroni].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 7711, Australia. - Pseudodistira horrida Kinghorn, J.R. 1926. A new genus of sea snake and other reptiles collected by H.M.A.S. Geranium during a cruise to north Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1926: 71-74 [71].
Type data:
Holotype AM R8640, McCulloch Reef, Great Barrier Reef, QLD [17°20'S 146°30'E].
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. [241]
Generic Combinations
- Acalyptophis peronii (Duméril, 1853).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off northwest WA, across northern Australia to south-eastern QLD, also Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea; tropical, east Indo-west Pacific (Indonesia, New Guinea, New Caledonia)
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Aquatic, continental shelf, coral reef, inshore, nektonic, noctidiurnal, piscivore, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Randomly dispersed, perennially active, viviparous.
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)
Lemen, C.A. & Voris, H.K. 1981. A comparison of reproductive strategies among marine snakes. Journal of Animal Ecology 50: 89-101 (reproduction)
Seymour, R.S. & Webster, M.E.D. 1975. Gas transport and blood acid-base balance in diving sea snakes. Journal of Experimental Zoology 191: 169-182 (physiology)
Smith, L.A. 1974. The sea snakes of Western Australia (Serpentes: Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) with a description of a new subspecies. Records of the Western Australian Museum 3: 93-110 (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] (Horned Sea Snake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | ELAPIDAE Boie, 1827 | 30-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | ELAPIDAE | 07-Oct-2014 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 22-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |