Sea snakes
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Hydrophiinae is a subfamily of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. It contains most sea snakes and many genera of venomous land snakes found in Australasia, such as the taipans (Oxyuranus), tiger snakes (Notechis), brown snakes (Pseudonaja) and death adders (Acanthophis).
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Sea snakes, commonly known as Hydrophiinae, are a subfamily of reptiles within the family Elapidae. This taxon belongs to the order Squamata and the phylum Chordata. The group was described by Fitzinger in 1843 and is currently accepted as a valid classification. The zoological name Hydrophiinae is coordinate with Hydrophiidae.
The lineage originated approximately 4 million years ago and exists during the Holocene time period. Sea snakes inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. They are a source of snake venom. The taxon is included in the Wikipedia Vital Articles list at Level 4 and is documented in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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- Taxonomy
- Phylogeny and classification
- Genera
- References
Hydrophiinae is a subfamily of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. It contains most sea snakes and many genera of venomous land snakes found in Australasia, such as the taipans (Oxyuranus), tiger snakes (Notechis), brown snakes (Pseudonaja) and death adders (Acanthophis).
thumb|right|Hydrophis jerdonii, Jerdon's sea snake
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