Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Hydrophis brookii Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Elapidae Higher classification Hydrophis | |
Similar Hydrophis, Snake, Kolpophis annandalei, Kerilia jerdonii, Hydrophis coggeri | ||
Etymology
The specific name, brookii, is in honor of British adventurer James Brooke.
Geographic range
H. brookii is found in the Indian Ocean (Malaysia, Vietnam, western Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Gulf of Thailand.
References
Hydrophis brooki Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA