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Black-headed sea snake

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Hydrophis atriceps - Günther, 1864
Pronunciation  hi-DROH-fiss  
Etymology  Hydrophis: 'water snake'.
atriceps: 'black-headed'.
Other names  Hydrophis fasciatus atriceps
Hydrophis fasciatus lindsayi
 
 
Total length
Species avg: 100 cm
Reproduction
Live-bearing
Litter size
Length and clutch size information comes from a variety of sources, but primarily from Shine (1991) and Cogger (2000).
Description Distribution Natural history Conservation Further information More photos

Range

Confirmed in Australian waters from at least one specimen from around Darwin (Rasmussen, Sanders, Guinea & Amey 2014).

Found in the following Australian states/territories

200 m bathymetric, Northern Territory

Habitat

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