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Hydrelaps - Boulenger, 1896

Pronunciation: hy-DREE-laps
Etymology: 'water Elaps' - Elaps is another genus of snakes.

Taxonomic notes:

Notes:
Statistics: Reproductive modes:
Live-bearing - 1 out of 1 Australian species

Size range:
Smallest Australian species: black-ringed mangrove snake (Hydrelaps darwiniensis) at 50 cm
 Longest Australian species: black-ringed mangrove snake (Hydrelaps darwiniensis) at up to 50 cm
Number of Australian species: 1
 

black-ringed mangrove snake (Hydrelaps darwiniensis)
Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory
Photo © Brendan Schembri
black-ringed mangrove snake (Hydrelaps darwiniensis) distribution range map Hydrelaps darwiniensis
Black-ringed mangrove snake
Year described
Boulenger 1896
Description

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