Hydrophis annandalei

Hydrophis annandalei
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Hydrophis
Species:	H. annandalei
Binomial name
	Hydrophis annandalei; (Laidlaw, 1901)
Synonyms
	Distira annandalei ; Laidlaw, 1901; Kolpophis annandalei ; — M.A. Smith, 1926; Lapemis annandalei ; — Rasmussen, 1997; Kolpophis annandalei ; — Murphy, Cox & Voris, 1999; Hydrophis annandalei ; — Leviton et al., 2014;

Hydrophis annandalei, commonly known as Annandale's sea snake or the bighead sea snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species, which is sometimes placed in its own genus Kolpophis, is native to parts of the Indian Ocean.

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