Hydrophis laboutei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Hydrophis
Species: Hydrophis laboutei

Name

Hydrophis laboutei Rasmussen & Ineich, 2000

  • Holotype: MNHN-RA-1999.6574, ♂, collected by P. Laboute on 22 July 1988.
  • Type locality: “Chesterfield Reefs, New Caledonia (20°21.98’S, 161°04.87’E), most likely caught at a depth of 62 meters”.

Combinations

  • Hydrophis laboutei Rasmussen & Ineich, 2000: 94 [original combination]
  • Chitulia laboutei — Kharin & Dotsenko, 2007: 164 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

  • New Caledonia.

References

Primary references

  • Rasmussen, A.R. & Ineich, I. 2000. Sea snakes of New Caledonia and surrounding waters (Serpentes: Elapidae): first report on the occurence of Lapemis curtus and description of new species from the genus Hydrophis. Hamadryad 25(2): 91–99. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: New Caledonian Sea Snake
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