Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Hydrophis obscurus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Elapidae Higher classification Hydrophis | |
Similar Hydrophis, Snake, Hydrophis lapemoides, Reptile, Kolpophis annandalei | ||
Hydrophis obscurus, commonly known as Russell's sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae.
Distribution
It is found in the Indian Ocean (Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar [formerly Burma], Bangladesh).
References
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