Species profile—Hydrophis peronii (horned 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) → Hydrophis peronii (horned sea snake)
( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/13925?f=.jpg )
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=370&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=370&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=370 )
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
- Hydrophis peronii (Dumeril, 1853)
- Common name
- horned sea snake
- Type reference
- Dumeril, A.M.C. (1853). Prodrome de la classifcation des reptiles ophidiens. Mem. Acad. Sci., Paris, 23, 399-536.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 370
- Synonym(s)
- Acalyptophis peronii
- Alternate name(s)
- spiny-headed seasnake
Peron's sea 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
- Species environment
- Marine
Other resources
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Hydrophis%20peronii#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=HYDROPHIS%2BPERONII )
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=370 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=370 ).
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.
