Hydrophiinae
Subfamily of venomous snakes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).[2][3]
Quick Facts Scientific classification ...
Hydrophiinae | |
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Vermicella annulata, bandy-bandy | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Subfamily: | Hydrophiinae Fitzinger, 1843[1] |
Distribution range for Hydrophiinae |
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