Shallow, marine, coastal waters of southern New Guinea and northern Australia (from about Broome to Gulf of Carpentaria).
Type-species: Hydrelaps darwiniensis Boulenger, 1896, by monotypy.
Hydrelaps is a monotypic genus of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. The genus contains the sole species Hydrelaps darwiniensis, also commonly known as the black-ringed mangrove snake, the black-ringed sea snake, Darwin's sea snake, and the Port Darwin sea snake.[2] The species is native to Australia and New Guinea.[3]
The specific name, darwiniensis, refers to the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.[4]
The preferred natural habitats of H. darwiniensis are mangrove mudflats and seawater to a depth of 10 m (33 ft).[1]
H. darwiniensis is viviparous.[2]
Hydrelaps is a monotypic genus of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. The genus contains the sole species Hydrelaps darwiniensis, also commonly known as the black-ringed mangrove snake, the black-ringed sea snake, Darwin's sea snake, and the Port Darwin sea snake. The species is native to Australia and New Guinea.
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