Species profile—Hydrelaps darwiniensis (black-ringed mangrove sea snake)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles) → Elapidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=elapidae ) (elapid snakes) → Hydrelaps darwiniensis (black-ringed mangrove sea snake)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=355&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=355&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=355 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (animals)
Class
Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles)
Family
Elapidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=elapidae ) (elapid snakes)
Scientific name
Hydrelaps darwiniensis Boulenger, 1896
Common name
black-ringed mangrove sea snake
WildNet taxon ID
355
Alternate name(s)
black-ringed mangrove snake
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Venomous

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=355 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=355 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.