Hydrophis peronii
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| By Ferdinando Sordelli in Jan & Sordelli, 1860 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophiinae |
| Genus: | Hydrophis |
| Species: | H. peronii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrophis peronii (A.M.C. Duméril, 1853)[2]
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Hydrophis peronii, commonly known as the horned sea snake, Peron's sea snake, and the spiny-headed seasnake,[1] is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to the western tropical Pacific Ocean.[4] It is the only sea snake with spines on the head. [3] It is sometimes placed in its own genus Acalyptophis.
Etymology
The specific name, peronii, is in honor of François Péron, a French naturalist and explorer.[5]
Description
The spiny-headed seasnake is a medium-size snake, with the diameter of the neck only one third to two fifths the diameter of the thickest part of the body.
Geographic range
H. peronii is found in the
Habitat
The preferred habitats of H. peronii are seas with sandy beds and coral reefs.
Diet
The diet of H. peronii includes small fish.[6]
Reproduction
H. peronii is a
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Acalyptophis peronii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b Hydrophis peronii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ a b c d Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Acalyptophis peronii, pp. 269-270).
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Acalyptophis peronii, p. 203).
- ^ a b c d "Acalyptophis peronii — Horned Seasnake". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Canberrra. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ISBN 978-0894644375.
- ^ Brongersma LD (1956). "Notes on New Guinean reptiles and amphibians V ". Proceedings Nederlandse Akademe Wetenschappen 59C: 599-610.
Further reading
- Bauer AM, Sadlier RA (Editors) (2000). The herpetofauna of New Caledonia. Contributions to Herpetology, 17. Ithaca, New York: Society for Study Amphibians and Reptiles.
- Bauer AM, Vindum JV (1990). "A checklist and key to the herpetofauna of New Caledonia, with remarks on biogeography". Proc. California Acad. Sci. 47 (2): 17-45.
- ISBN 978-1876334338.
- Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Nabhitabhata, Jaruji; Thirakhupt, Kumthorn (1998). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Publishing. 144 pp. ISBN 978-1853684388.
- Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième [Volume 7]. Deuxième partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. xii + pp. 781–1536. ("Acalyptus superciliosus vel Peroni ", p. 1340). (in French).
- Duméril [AMC] (1853). "Prodrome de la classification des reptiles ophidiens". Mém. Acad. Sci., Paris 23: 399-536. ("Acalyptus Peronii ", new species, p. 522). (in French).
- Fischer JG (1856). "Die Familie der Seeschlangen". Abhandl. Nat. Ver. Hamburg 3: 1-78. (in German).
- Murphy JC, Cox MJ, Voris HK (1999). "A key to the sea snakes in the gulf of Thailand". Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 47: 95-108.
- Smith MA (1926). Monograph of the sea-snakes (Hydrophiidae). London: British Museum (Natural History). 130 pp.
- Storr GM, Smith LA, Johnstone RE (2002). Snakes of Western Australia. Perth, Western Australia: Western Australian Museum. p. 309.
- Taylor EH (1965). "The serpents of Thailand and adjacent waters". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 45 (9): 609-1096.
- Zhao E, Adler K (1993). Herpetology of China. Oxford, Ohio: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). 522 pp.