Hydrophis caerulescens

Hydrophis caerulescens (Shaw, 1802). We have identified specimens of H. caerulescens from the northern part of Australia from the Australian Museum and the Queensland Museum. This species occurs in the Gulf of Carpentaria (Cogger, 1975; Cogger et al., 1983; David & Ineich, 1999; Kharin, 2004a; Redfield, Holmes, & Holmes, 1978). We therefore regard H. caerulescens as confirmed from Australian waters.
Published as part of Rasmussen, Arne Redsted, Sanders, Kate Laura, Guinea, Michael L. & Amey, Andrew P., 2014, Sea snakes in Australian waters (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae) - a review with an updated identification key, pp. 351-371 in Zootaxa 3869 (4) on page 353, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4947280
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