Hydrophis brooki explained
Hydrophis brookii is a species of venomous sea snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is native to bodies of water in Southeast Asia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, brookii, is in honor of British adventurer James Brooke, who became the first White Rajah of Sarawak.[2]
Geographic range
H. brookii is found in the Indian Ocean (Malaysia, Vietnam, western Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Gulf of Thailand.[3] It is also found in a freshwater lake in Thailand.
Description
Males of H. brookii may attain a total length of 103.5cm (40.7inches), which includes a tail 11.5cm (04.5inches) long. Females are slightly smaller, and may attain a total length of 96.5cm (38inches), with a tail 7.5cm (03inches) long.[4]
Diet
H. brookii predominately preys upon eels.
Reproduction
H. brookii is viviparous.[3]
Further reading
- 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. (Hydrophis brookii, pp. 282–283).
- Günther A (1872). "On the Reptiles and Amphibians of Borneo". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872: 586-600 + Plates XXXV-XL. (Hydrophis brookii, new species, p. 597, Figure 5).
- Kharin VE (1983). "[A new species of the genus ''Hydrophis sensu lato'' (Serpentes, Hydrophiidae) from the North Australian Shelf ]". Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 62 (11): 1751–1753. (in Russian).
- Kharin VE (2004). "[A review of sea snakes of the genus ''Hydrophis sensu stricto'' (Serpentes, Hydrophiidae)]". Biologiya Morya (Vladivostok) 30 (6): 447–454. (in Russian).
Notes and References
- "Hydrophis brooki ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.
- [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
- www.reptile-database.org
- [Malcolm Arthur Smith|Smith MA]