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Hydrophis elegans (Elegant or bar-bellied seasnake)

Synonyms: Aturia elegans; Distira grandis; Leioselasma elegans

Wikipedia Abstract

The elegant sea snake (Hydrophis elegans) is a highly venomous sea snake in the Elapidae family. They are found off the coast of Western Australia, Northern Territory of Australia, and Queensland Australia.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  7.952 lbs (3.607 kg)
Litter Size [1]  16
Venomous [2]  Yes

Predators

Galeocerdo cuvier (Tiger-shark)[3]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Goezia holmesi <Unverified Name>[4]
Paraheterotyphlum australe[4]
Simhatrema simhai[4]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Comprehensive Database Of snake toxins, P. Prabakaran
♦ 3The biology of tiger sharks, Galeocerdo cuvier, in Shark Bay, Western Australia: sex ratio, size distribution, diet, and seasonal changes in catch rates, Michael R. Heithaus, Environmental Biology of Fishes 61: 25–36, 2001
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0