Subfamily Hydrophiinae Boié 1827 (sea snake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Elapidae

Alternative spellings: Hydropheinae, Hydrophidae, Hydrophinae, Hydrophinae

Full reference: F. Boié. 1827. Bemerkungen über Merrem’s Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Marburg. 1820. Erste Lieferung: Ophidier. Isis von Oken 20(6/7):508-566

Parent taxon: Elapidae according to J. D. Scanlon et al. 2003

See also Boié 1827, Boulenger 1896, Cope 1871, Cope 1875, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966, Myers et al. 2001, Perrier 1928 and Rasmussen 2001

Sister taxa: Austrelaps, Calliophis, Chitulia, Disteira, Disteiramecdup, Elaps, Laticaudinae, Leioselasma, Micrurus, Naja, Najinae, Notechis, Polyodontognathus, Protropidonotus, Protropidonotus neglectus, Pseudechis, Sinomicrurus, Xenodermus

Subtaxa: Acalyptophis

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Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (7 collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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