Hydrophis zweifeli explained
Hydrophis zweifeli is a species of snakes found from New Guinea to Australia (Northern Territory and Queensland). In the past they were thought to be Hydrophis schistosus, but after DNA testing are now provisionally identified as Hydrophis zweifeli. DNA test have shown they are not related to Hydrophis schistosus.[1]
Hydrophis zweifeli are commonly known as the Sepik beaked sea snake or Zweifel's beaked sea snake. Hydrophis zweifeli is a highly venomous species of sea snake.[2]
Studied Hydrophis zweifeli have been near the mouth of Sepik River of New Guinea.[3]
References
- Golay,P, H.M. SMITH, D.G. BROADLEY, J. R. DIXON, C., MCCARTHY, J. C. RAGE, B. SCHÀTTI & M.TORIBA 1993. Endoglyphs and other major venomous snakes of the world. A checklist. Aire-Genève, Azemiops S. A. Herpetological Data Center: i-xv + 1-478.
- Kharin V. E. 1985. A new species of sea snakes of the genus Enhydrina (Serpentes, Hydrophiidae) from waters of New Guinea. [in Russian]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 64 (5): 785-787
- Kharin, Vladimir E. and Vladimir P. Czeblukov 2009. A Revision of the Sea Snakes of Subfamily Hydrophiinae. 1. Tribe Disteirini Nov. (Serpentes: Hydrophiidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 16 (3):183-202
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Notes and References
- Ukuwela, K.D.B. et al. (online 2012): Molecular evidence that the deadliest sea snake Hydrophis schistosus (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) consists of two convergent species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution,
- Ukuwela . Kanishka D.B. . de Silva . Anslem . Mumpuni . Fry . Bryan G. . Lee . Michael S.Y. . Sanders . Kate L. . Kate L. Sanders . Molecular evidence that the deadliest sea snake Enhydrina schistosa (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) consists of two convergent species . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . January 2013 . 66 . 1 . 262–269 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.031. 23044399 .
- http://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2012/11/deadly-sea-snake-has-doppelganger The University of Queensland, Deadly sea snake has a doppelganger, 19 November 2012
