Hydrophis brookii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Hydrophis
Species:
H. brookii
Binomial name
Hydrophis brookii
Günther, 1872
Synonyms[2]
  • Hydrophis brookii
    Günther, 1872
  • Hydrophis consobrinus
    M.A. Smith, 1917
  • Hydrophis brookei [sic]
    — de Rooij, 1917
  • Hydrophis brooki [sic]
    — Pyron & Burbrink, 2013
  • Hydrophis brookii
    — Wallach, K. Williams & Boundy, 2014

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.[2][3]

Etymology

The specific name, brookii, is in honor of British adventurer James Brooke, who became the first White Rajah of Sarawak.[4]

Geographic range

H. brookii is found in the Indian Ocean (Malaysia, Vietnam, western Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Gulf of Thailand.[2] It is also found in a freshwater lake in Thailand.[1]

Description

Males of H. brookii may attain a total length of 103.5 cm (40.7 in), which includes a tail 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long. Females are slightly smaller, and may attain a total length of 96.5 cm (38.0 in), with a tail 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long.[5]

Diet

H. brookii predominately preys upon eels.[1]

Reproduction

H. brookii is viviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rasmussen A, Sanders K, Lobo A (2010). "Hydrophis brookii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176709A7287652.en. Downloaded on 08 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Species Hydrophis brookii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
  3. ^ "Hydrophis brooki ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.
  4. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hydrophis brookii, p. 39).
  5. ^ Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. ("Hydrophis brookei [sic]", pp. 465-466).

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