Hydrophiinae
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Vermicella annulata , bandy-bandy
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophiinae Fitzinger, 1843[1] |
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| Distribution range for Hydrophiinae | |
Hydrophiinae is a
sea snakes and many genera of venomous land snakes found in Australasia, such as the taipans (Oxyuranus), tiger snakes (Notechis), brown snakes (Pseudonaja) and death adders (Acanthophis).[2][3]
Hydrophis jerdonii
, Jerdon's sea snakeGenera
According to the Reptile Database, Hydrophiinae contains the following 38 genera:[3] (Sea snakes are marked with asterisks.)
- Acanthophis
- Aipysurus*
- Antaioserpens
- Aspidomorphus
- Austrelaps
- Brachyurophis
- Cacophis
- Cryptophis
- Demansia
- Denisonia
- Drysdalia
- Echiopsis
- Elapognathus
- Emydocephalus*
- Ephalophis*
- Furina
- Hemiaspis
- Hoplocephalus
- Hydrelaps*
- Hydrophis*
- Loveridgelaps
- Microcephalophis
- Micropechis
- Neelaps
- Notechis
- Ogmodon
- Oxyuranus
- Parahydrophis*
- Parapistocalamus
- Paroplocephalus
- Pseudechis
- Pseudonaja
- Rhinoplocephalus
- Salomonelaps
- Simoselaps
- Suta
- Toxicocalamus
- Tropidechis
- Vermicella
References
- ^ Uetz, P. (ed.) (2022). The Reptile Database. Hydrophiinae Fitzinger, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413301 on 2022-05-09
- S2CID 85297294.
- ^ a b Uetz, P.; Freed, P.; Aguilar, R.; Hošek, J., eds. (2022). "Hydrophiinae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2022-05-09.