Hydrophis sibauensis
Hydrophis sibauensis, also known as the Kalimantan sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae that is native to Indonesia, and endemic to Borneo. The specific epithet sibauensis refers to the Sibau River.[2]
| Hydrophis sibauensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Hydrophis |
| Species: | H. sibauensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrophis sibauensis Rasmussen, Auliya & Böhme, 2001[1] | |
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Behaviour
The species is viviparous.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The range of the snake is limited to the Sibau River, a tributary of the Kapuas River, in West Kalimantan, Borneo, in fresh water some 1,000 km upriver from the sea. The type locality is Putussibau.[2]
References
- Rasmussen, Arne Redsated; Auliya, Mark; Böhme, Wolfgang (2001). "A new species of the sea snake genus Hydrophis (Serpentes:Elapidae) from a river in West Kalimantan (Indonesia, Borneo)". Herpetologica. 57 (1): 23–32.
- "Hydrophis laboutei RASMUSSEN & INEICH, 2000". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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