Aquatic Elapids

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Note: The Terrestrial and Aquatic Elapids are often separated taxonomically into subfamilies Elapinae and Hydrophiinae respectively however there is no widely accepted decision on whether they should or should not be separated.

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Genus: Acalyptophis

Acalyptophis peronii

Genus: Aipysurus

Aipysurus apraefrontalis
Aipysurus duboisii
Aipysurus eydouxii
Aipysurus floiosquama
Aipysurus fuscus
Aipysurus laevis – Olive Sea Snake
Aipysurus tenuis

Genus: Astrotia

Astrotia stokesii – Stokes’ Sea Snake

Genus: Disteira

Disteira kingii
Disteira major
Disteira nigrocinctus
Disteira walli

Genus: Emydocephalus

Emydocephalus annulatus - Ringed Turtlehead Sea Snake
Emydocephalus ijimae - Turtlehead Sea Snake
Emydocephalus tuberculatus

Genus: Enydrina

Enhydrina schistosa
Enhydrina zweifeli

Genus: Ephalophis

Ephalophis greyi

Genus: Hydrelaps

Hydrelaps darwiniensis – Darwin’s Sea Snake

Genus: Hydrophis

Hydrophis atriceps – Black-Headed Sea Snake
Hydrophis belcheri – Faint-Banded Sea Snake
Hydrophis bituberculatus
Hydrophis brookii
Hydrophis caerulescens – Dwarf Sea Snake
Hydrophis cantoris
Hydrophis coggeri – Slender-Necked Sea Snake
Hydrophis cyanocinctus
Hydrophis czeblukovi
Hydrophis elegans – Elegant Sea Snake
Hydrophis fasciatus
Hydrophis gracilis
Hydrophis inornatus – Plain Sea Snake
Hydrophis kingii
Hydrophis klossi
Hydrophis lamberti
Hydrophis lapemoides
Hydrophis macdowelli – Small-Headed Sea Snake
Hydrophis major
Hydrophis mamillaris
Hydrophis melanocephalus
Hydrophis melanosoma – Black-Banded Robust Sea Snake
Hydrophis nigrocinctus
Hydrophis obscurus
Hydrophis ornatus
Hydrophis pacificus – Large-Headed Sea Snake
Hydrophis parviceps
Hydrophis semperi
Hydrophis sibauensis
Hydrophis spiralis
Hydrophis stricticollis
Hydrophis torquatus
Hydrophis vorisi – Plain-Banded Sea Snake
Hydrophis walli

Genus: Kerilia

Kerilia jerdonii

Genus: Kolpophis

Kolpophis annandalei

Genus: Lapemis

Lapemis curtus
Lapemis hardwickii

Genus: Laticauda

Laticauda colubrina – Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait
Laticauda crockeri – Crocker’s Sea Snake
Laticauda frontalis
Laticauda guineai – Guinea’s Sea Krait
Laticauda laticaudata – Blue-Lipped Sea Krait
Laticauda saintgironsi – Saint Girons’ Sea Krait
Laticauda schistorhynchus – Katuali or Niue sea krait
Laticauda semifasciata – Black-Banded Sea Krait

Genus: Parahydrophis

Parahydrophis mertoni

Genus: Pelamis

Pelamis platurus - Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake

Genus: Praescutata

Praescutata viperina

Genus: Thalassoophis

Thalassoophis anomalus