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Arafura Mangrove Sea Snake
Parahydrophis mertoni
The northern mangrove seasnake (Parahydrophis mertoni), also known commonly as the Arafura smooth seasnake and Merton's sea snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Australia and New Guinea.
From the article Northern mangrove seasnake on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Parahydrophis mertoni is blackish-olive with about 46 yellow rings on the body and ten on the tail. The head shields are spotted with yellow, except for the rostral and labials which are black. The holotype, which Roux called junge (young), has a total length (tail included) of 38 cm (15 in). According to Wilson and Swan 2023, adults usually have a total length of about 50 cm (20 in).
Range & habitat
Parahydrophis mertoni is found in Northern Australia in Northern Territory and Queensland. It is also found in New Guinea in the Arafura Sea. It is found in the inter-tidal zone.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 35168.