Ornate reef sea snake
Hydrophis ornatus , John Edward Gray , 1842
(In Thai: งูแสมรังหางขาว)
Hydrophis ornatus, commonly known as the ornate reef sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae.
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Scientific classification
KingdomAnimalia PhylumChordata SubphylumVertebrata ClassReptilia OrderSquamata SuborderSerpentes FamilyElapidae GenusHydrophis SpeciesHydrophis ornatus
Common names
English: Ornate feef sea snake Reef sea snake Thai: งูแสมรังหางขาว
Subspecies
Hydrophis ornatus godeffroyi , Wilhelm Karl Hartwich Peters , 1873
Hydrophis ornatus maresinensis , Myron Budd Mittleman , 1947
Hydrophis ornatus ocellatus , John Edward Gray , 1849
Hydrophis ornatus ornatus , John Edward Gray , 1842
Synonyms
Chitulia ornata , Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (2015)Chitulia ornata , Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)Chitulia (Chitulia) ocellata , Vladimir Emelyanovich Kharin (2012)Hydrophis ornatus , K.L. Sanders et al. (2012)Chitulia ornata , Vladimir Emelyanovich Kharin & Irina B. Dotsenko (2012)Hydrophis ornata , Arne Redsted Rasmussen et al. (2011)Hydrophis ornatus , S. Wilson & G. Swan (2010)Hydrophis ornatus ornatus , Nguyen Van Sang et al. (2009)Hydrophis ornatus ocellatus , Nguyen Van Sang et al. (2009)Hydrophis ornatus maresianus , Nguyen Van Sang et al. (2009)Hydrophis ornatus godeffroyi , Nguyen Van Sang et al. (2009)Hydrophis ornatus , Nguyen Van Sang et al. (2009)Chitulia ornata ocellata , Vladimir Emelyanovich Kharin (2005)Chitulia ornata , Vladimir Emelyanovich Kharin (2005)Hydrophis ornatus maresinensis , Richard C Goris & Norio Maeda (2004)Hydrophis ornatus , Harold Cogger (2000)Hydrophis ocellatus , Harold Heatwole (1999)Hydrophis ornatus , John C. Murphy & Merel J. Cox & Harold K. Voris (1999)Hydrophis ornatus ocellatus , Mark O'Shea (1996)Aturia ocellata , Kenneth R. G. Welch (1994)Aturia ornata , Kenneth R. G. Welch (1994)Hydrophis ornatus , Tamiya et al. (1983)Hydrophis ornatus maresinensis , Myron Budd Mittleman (1947)Hydrophis ornatus , Malcolm Arthur Smith (1943)Hydrophis inornatus , Malcolm Arthur Smith (1926)Disteira ornata , Edward Harrison Taylor (1922)Hydrophis lamberti , Malcolm Arthur Smith (1917)Distira mjobergi , Axel Johan Einar Lönnberg & Lars Gabriel Andersson (1913)Disteira godeffroyi , Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1907)Distira andamanica , Nelson Annandale (1905)Distira ornata , George Albert Boulenger (1896)Distira godeffroyi , George Albert Boulenger (1896)Distira ornata , George Albert Boulenger (1890)Hydrophis ellioti , George Albert Boulenger (1887)Hydrophis godeffroyi , Wilhelm Karl Hartwich Peters (1873)Hydrophis ornatus godeffroyi , Wilhelm Karl Hartwich Peters (1873)Hydrophis ornata , Albert Charles Lewis Günther (1864)Hydrophis ellioti , Albert Charles Lewis Günther (1864)Hydrophis laevis , Christian Frederik Lütken (1863)Hydrophis ornata , Albert Charles Lewis Günther (1860)Hydrophis ocellata , John Edward Gray (1849)Hydrophis ornatus ocellatus , John Edward Gray (1849)Hydrophis ornatus ocellata , John Edward Gray (1849)Hydrophis ornatus ornatus , John Edward Gray (1842)Aturia ornata , John Edward Gray (1842)
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Hydrophis ornatus
Range Map
Bangkok Coast Chonburi Coast Narathiwat Coast Phuket Coast Ranong Coast Satun Coast Surat Thani Coast
Range map of Hydrophis ornatus in Thailand
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