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Oliveheaded Sea Snake

Hydrophis major

Classification

Order
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Family
Elapidae

The olive-headed sea snake (Hydrophis major), also known as the greater sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. Geographic range It is found in the eastern Indian and western central Pacific Ocean in the waters off southern New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia). Description Yellowish or pale brownish dorsally, with darker brown or blackish crossbars.

Distribution

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