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Hydrophiidae  Fitzinger, 1843
Taxonomic Serial No.: 563892

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Common Name(s): Sea Snakes [English]
  
    Seasnakes [English]
  
  Valid Name: Elapidae F. Boie, 1827
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - junior synonym   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown   
  Latest Record Review: 2017   
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid  
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Hydrophiidae    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Reptile Database (2017), website (version 24-Dec-16)  
  Acquired: 2017   
  Notes: Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)   
  Reference for: Hydrophiidae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Golay, P., et al.  
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist   
  Page(s): v + 478   
  Publisher: AZEMIOPS S.A., Herpetological Data Center   
  Publication Place: Aire-Geneva, Switzerland   
  ISBN/ISSN: 2-940077-00-2   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Hydrophiidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Rasmussen, Arne Redsted  
  Publication Date: 2002   
  Article/Chapter Title: Phylogenetic analysis of the 'true' aquatic elapid snakes Hydrophiinae (sensu Smith et al., 1977) indicates two independent radiations into water   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Steenstrupia, vol. 27, no. 1   
  Page(s): 47-63   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0375-2909   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Hydrophiidae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Stebbins, Robert C.  
  Publication Date: 1985   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Second Edition   
  Page(s): 336   
  Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company   
  Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA   
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  Notes:    
  Reference for: Hydrophiidae   
       

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