Kingdom Animalia Order Squamata Family Hydrophiidae Scientific name Hydrophis gracilis Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Suborder Serpentes Genus Hydrophis Higher classification Hydrophis | |
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Similar Snake, Hydrophis, Hydrophis fasciatus, Hydrophis viperinus, Hydrophis ornatus | ||
The Graceful Small-headed Sea Snake or Slender Sea Snake Hydrophis gracilis is a species of Elapidae (Hydrophiinae-sea snake). Microcephalophis gracilis is a synonym of the snake.
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Diagnostic characters
Head small, body long and slender anteriorly; scales on thickest part of body juxtaposed; 5-6 maxillary teeth behind fangs; 17-21 scale rows around neck, 30-36 around thickest part of body (increase from neck to midbody 18-24); ventrals divided by a longitudinal fissure; prefrontal in contact with third upper labial; ventrals 220-287.
Total length males 950 mm, females 1025 mm; tail length males 80 mm, females 95 mm.
Distribution
References
Hydrophis gracilis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA