Hydrophis sibauensis, also known as the Kalimantan sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae that is native to Indonesia, and endemic to Borneo. The specific epithet sibauensis refers to the Sibau River.[3]

Hydrophis sibauensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Hydrophis
Species:
H. sibauensis
Binomial name
Hydrophis sibauensis
Rasmussen, Auliya & Böhme, 2001[2]
Synonyms
  • Chitulia sibauensis Kharin, 2005

Behaviour

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The species is viviparous.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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The range of the snake is limited to the Sibau River, a tributary of the Kapuas River, in West Kalimantan, Borneo, in fresh water some 1,000 km upriver from the sea. The type locality is Putussibau.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Rasmussen, A. (2010). "Hydrophis sibauensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T176710A7287960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176710A7287960.en. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ Rasmussen, Arne Redsated; Auliya, Mark; Böhme, Wolfgang (2001). "A new species of the sea snake genus Hydrophis (Serpentes:Elapidae) from a river in West Kalimantan (Indonesia, Borneo)". Herpetologica. 57 (1): 23–32.
  3. ^ a b c "Hydrophis laboutei RASMUSSEN & INEICH, 2000". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 5 June 2021.