Hydrophis major (Shaw, 1802)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Shaw, G. General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History. Vol.3, part 2.
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Squamata
- family
- Elapidae
- genus
- Hydrophis
- species
- Hydrophis major
Name
- Synonyms
- Disteira doliata Lacépède, 1804
- Disteira dumerilii Jan, 1859
- Disteira major Boulenger, 1896
- Distira nasalis De Vis, 1905
- Hydrophis lacepedei Jan, 1859
- Hydrophis mentalis Gray, 1842
- Pelamis shavii Merrem
- Homonyms
- Hydrophis major (Shaw, 1802)
- Common names
- Greater Seasnake in English
- Olive-headed Seasnake in English
- Olive-headed or greater seasnake in English
- olive-headed seasnake in language.
- Oliveheaded Sea Snake in English
- Greater Sea Snake in English
- Hydrophide cercle in French
Bibliographic References
- David, Patrick, and Ivan Ineich, 1999: Les serpents venimeux du monde: systematique et repartition. Dumerilia, vol. 3. 3-499.
- Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Jirí Hošek (eds.). (2021). The Reptile Database.