Hydrophis jerdonii

Hydrophis jerdonii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

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

Name

• Hydrophis jerdonii (Gray, 1849)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.10.11 (formerly BMNH III.8.1.a), adult ♂, collected by T.C. Jerdon between 1836–1852.

Type locality: “Madras”.

Combinations

• Kerilia jerdonii Gray, 1849: 57 [original combination]
• Hydrophis jerdonii — Günther, 1864: 362 [subsequent combination]
• Disteria jerdonii — Boulenger, 1890: 408 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1849. Catalogue of the specimens of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Edward Newman: London. i–xv + 1–125. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hydrophis jerdonii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 May 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Saddle-backed Sea Snake