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Family: Elapidae (See list of species below)

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48 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Hydrophis atriceps [Black-headed seasnake]	No picture found Hydrophis belcheri [Faint-banded seasnake]	No picture found Hydrophis bituberculatus [Peter's sea snake]
No picture found Hydrophis brooki []	No picture found Hydrophis caerulescens [Dwarf seasnake]	No picture found Hydrophis coggeri [Cogger's sea snake]
Hydrophis curtus [Hardwicke's spine-bellied seasnake]	No picture found Hydrophis cyanocinctus [Annulated sea snake]	No picture found Hydrophis czeblukovi [Fine-spined seasnake]
No picture found Hydrophis donaldi []	No picture found Hydrophis elegans [Elegant seasnake]	No picture found Hydrophis fasciatus [Striped sea snake]
No picture found Hydrophis gracilis [Slender seasnake]	No picture found Hydrophis inornatus [Plain seasnake]	No picture found Hydrophis klossi [Kloss' sea snake]
No picture found Hydrophis laboutei [Laboute's sea snake]	No picture found Hydrophis lamberti [Lambert's sea snake]	No picture found Hydrophis lapemoides [Persian Gulf sea snake]
No picture found Hydrophis macdowelli [McDowell's sea snake]	No picture found Hydrophis mamillaris [Bombay sea snake]	No picture found Hydrophis melanocephalus [Slender-necked seasnake]
No picture found Hydrophis melanosoma [Black-banded seasnake]	No picture found Hydrophis obscurus [Russel's sea snake]	No picture found Hydrophis ornatus [Ornate reef seasnake]
No picture found Hydrophis pachyceros []	No picture found Hydrophis pacificus [Pacific seasnake]	No picture found Hydrophis parviceps []
No picture found Hydrophis peronii [Spiny-headed seasnake]	No picture found Hydrophis platura [Pelagic sea snake]	Hydrophis schistosus [Beaked sea snake]
No picture found Hydrophis semperi [Lake Taal snake]	No picture found Hydrophis sibauensis [Kalimantan sea snake]	No picture found Hydrophis spiralis [Yellow sea snake]
No picture found Hydrophis stokesii [Stokes' sea snake]	No picture found Hydrophis stricticollis [Collared sea snake]	No picture found Hydrophis torquatus [West coast black-headed sea snake]
No picture found Hydrophis viperinus [Viperine sea snake]	No picture found Hydrophis vorisi [Estuarine seasnake]	Laticauda colubrina [Yellow-lipped sea krait]
No picture found Laticauda crockeri [Crocker's sea snake]	No picture found Laticauda frontalis [Vanuatu sea krait]	No picture found Laticauda guineai []
No picture found Laticauda laticaudata [Brown-lipped sea krait]	No picture found Laticauda saintgironsi [Saint giron's sea krait]	No picture found Laticauda schistorhynchus []
No picture found Laticauda semifasciata [Chinese sea snake]	No picture found Microcephalophis cantoris []	No picture found Pseudolaticauda schistorhynchus [Banded sea krait]

48 Species of Family Elapidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Hydrophis atriceps	Black-headed seasnake	Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis belcheri	Faint-banded seasnake	Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis bituberculatus	Peter's sea snake	Indo-West Pacific.	112 TL
Hydrophis brooki		Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis caerulescens	Dwarf seasnake	Indo-West Pacific and the	82 TL
Hydrophis coggeri	Cogger's sea snake	Northeast Atlantic, Medit	137 SVL
Hydrophis curtus	Hardwicke's spine-bellied seasnake	Indo-West Pacific.	128 SVL
Hydrophis cyanocinctus	Annulated sea snake	Indo-West Pacific	190 TL
Hydrophis czeblukovi	Fine-spined seasnake	Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis donaldi		Western Central Pacific
Hydrophis elegans	Elegant seasnake	Indo-West Pacific.	234 SVL
Hydrophis fasciatus	Striped sea snake	Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis gracilis	Slender seasnake	Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis inornatus	Plain seasnake	Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis klossi	Kloss' sea snake	Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis laboutei	Laboute's sea snake	Northwest Pacific and the
Hydrophis lamberti	Lambert's sea snake	Western Central Pacific.	125 TL
Hydrophis lapemoides	Persian Gulf sea snake	Indo-West Pacific.	129.6 TL
Hydrophis macdowelli	McDowell's sea snake	Western Central Pacific	90 SVL
Hydrophis mamillaris	Bombay sea snake	Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis melanocephalus	Slender-necked seasnake	Indo-West Pacific.	150 TL
Hydrophis melanosoma	Black-banded seasnake	Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis obscurus	Russel's sea snake	Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis ornatus	Ornate reef seasnake	Northeast Atlantic, the M	163 SVL
Hydrophis pachyceros		Western Pacific
Hydrophis pacificus	Pacific seasnake	Indo-West Pacific	185 SVL
Hydrophis parviceps		Western Pacific.
Hydrophis peronii	Spiny-headed seasnake	Northeast Atlantic to Wes	130 SVL
Hydrophis platura	Pelagic sea snake	Indo-Pacific and the Medi	113 SVL
Hydrophis schistosus	Beaked sea snake	Indo-West Pacific.	140 TL
Hydrophis semperi	Lake Taal snake	Western Pacific.
Hydrophis sibauensis	Kalimantan sea snake	Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis spiralis	Yellow sea snake	Northeast Atlantic, Medit	1745 TL
Hydrophis stokesii	Stokes' sea snake	Indo-Pacific.	160 TL
Hydrophis stricticollis	Collared sea snake	Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis torquatus	West coast black-headed sea snake	Indo-West Pacific.
Hydrophis viperinus	Viperine sea snake	Indo-West Pacific.	78 TL
Hydrophis vorisi	Estuarine seasnake	Indo-Pacific.
Laticauda colubrina	Yellow-lipped sea krait	Indo-Pacific and the Atla	150 TL
Laticauda crockeri	Crocker's sea snake	Western Pacific
Laticauda frontalis	Vanuatu sea krait	Western Central Pacific	78 SVL
Laticauda guineai		Western Central Pacific
Laticauda laticaudata	Brown-lipped sea krait	Indo-West Pacific, Northw	136 SVL
Laticauda saintgironsi	Saint giron's sea krait	Indo-Pacific	109 SVL
Laticauda schistorhynchus		Indo-West Pacific, Northe
Laticauda semifasciata	Chinese sea snake	Indo-West Pacific	120 TL
Microcephalophis cantoris		Indo-West Pacific.	17.4 TL
Pseudolaticauda schistorhynchus	Banded sea krait	Pacific Ocean	90 SVL

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