Hydrophiidae

The hydrophiidés ( Hydrophiidae ) form a family which gathers various Espèce S known under the name of Serpent S sailors, who attend warm water of the the Indo-Pacific. Locally, these animals can be abundant, but they remain generally ignored. Indeed, these species with the very specific lifestyle are practically not high in captivity, and them very powerful Venin (exceeding that of the Cobra) dissuades the near total from the observers in their natural environment.

Description

The species which compose this family in fact are more or less adapted to the aquatic life. Their body and their tail are flattened, in order to be able to swim with ease, the made-to-order of eels.

The kind Laticauda , which includes/understands the Alarming specter ringed Laticauda colubrina is partially terrestrial, stationing regularly with ground, on the beaches where the females also come to lay (but the Accouplement takes place in water). The kind Pelamis , which includes the Sea-snake black and yellow or Pélamide ( Pelamis platurus ) is adapted much more to the sea life, with a mode of reproduction Ovovivipare, the female putting at the world its small at sea. If ovoviviparity is not rare in the snakes, it is exceptional in the marine reptiles (one can note that it is unknown in the turtles for example). The adaptation to the seamen circle is thus very thorough at this kind.

All the species have a very powerful Venin, but some are not very aggressive, at least in certain situations (it is the case of the species of the kind Laticauda when they are with ground).

List kinds

Acalyptophis Boulenger, 1869
Acanthophis Daudin, 1803
Aipysurus Lacépède, 1804
Aspidelaps Fitzinger, 1843
Aspidomorphus Fitzinger, 1843
Astrotia Fischer, 1855
Austrelaps Worrell, 1963
Boulengerina Dollo, 1886
Bungarus Daudin, 1803
Cacophis Günther, 1863
Calliophis Gray, 1834
Demansia Gray, 1842
Dendroaspis Schlegel, 1848
Denisonia Krefft, 1869
Drysdalia Worrell, 1961
Echiopsis Fitzinger, 1843
Elapognathus Boulenger, 1896
Elapsoidea Scrap-metal, 1866
Emydocephalus Krefft, 1869
Enhydrina Gray, 1849
Ephalophis Mr. A. Smith, 1931
Furina Duméril, 1853
Hemachatus Fleming, 1822
Hemiaspis Fitzinger, 1861
Hemibungarus Peters, 1862
Homoroselaps Jan, 1858
Hoplocephalus Wagler, 1830
Hydrelaps Boulenger, 1896
Hydrophis Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801
Kerilia Gray, 1849
Kolpophis Mr. A. Smith, 1926
Lapemis Gray, 1835
Laticauda Laurenti, 1768
Leptomicrurus Schmidt, 1937
Loveridgelaps McDowell, 1970
Micropechis Boulenger, 1896
Micruroides Schmidt, 1928
Micrurus Wagler, 1824
Naja Laurenti, 1768
Notechis Boulenger, 1896
Ogmodon Peters, 1864
Ophiophagus Günther, 1864
Oxyuranus Kinghorn, 1923
Parahydrophis Burger and Natsuno, 1974
Paranaja Loveridge, 1944
Parapistoclamus Russet-red , 1934
Pelamis Daudin, 1803
Praescutata Wall, 1921
Pseudechis Wagler, 1830
Pseudohaje Günther, 1858
Pseudonaja Günther, 1858
Rhinoplocephalus Müller, 1885
Salomonelaps McDowell, 1970
Simoselaps Jan, 1859
Sinomicrurus Slowinski and Al, 2001
Suta Worrell, 1961
Thalassophis P. Schmidt, 1852
Toxicocalamus Boulenger, 1896
Tropidechis Günther, 1863
Vermicella Gray in Gunther, 1858
Walterinnesia Lataste, 1887

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