Northern mangrove seasnake

Northern mangrove seasnake
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Elapidae
Genus:Parahydrophis
Species: P. mertoni
Binomial name
Parahydrophis mertoni
Roux, 1910

The northern mangrove seasnake (Parahydrophis mertoni), also known as the Arafura smooth seasnake, is a species of venomous elapid snake that is native to Northern Australia.[2]

References

  1. Guinea, M.; Lukoschek, V.; Milton, D. & Courtney, T. (2010). "Parahydrophis mertoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T176772A7301678. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176772A7301678.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. Australian Biological Resources Study (26 August 2013). "Species Parahydrophis mertoni (Roux, 1910)". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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