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 endemictoBorneo. The specific epithet sibauensis refers to the Sibau River.[3]
Hydrophis sibauensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Elapidae |
Genus: | Hydrophis |
Species: |
H. sibauensis
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Binomial name | |
Hydrophis sibauensis Rasmussen, Auliya & Böhme, 2001[2] | |
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The species is viviparous.[3]
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 localityisPutussibau.[3]
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