Hydrophis brooki

Hydrophis brookii is a species of venomous sea snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is native to bodies of water in Southeast Asia.^[2][3]

Hydrophis brookii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Hydrophis
Species:	H. brookii
Binomial name
Hydrophis brookii Günther, 1872
Synonyms[2]
Hydrophis brookii Günther, 1872 Hydrophis consobrinus M.A. Smith, 1917 Hydrophis brookei [sic] — de Rooij, 1917 Hydrophis brooki [sic] — Pyron & Burbrink, 2013 Hydrophis brookii — Wallach, K. Williams & Boundy, 2014

Etymology

The specific name, brookii, is in honor of British adventurer James Brooke, who became the first White Rajah of Sarawak.^[4]

Geographic range

H. brookii is found in the Indian Ocean (Malaysia, Vietnam, western Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Gulf of Thailand.^[2] It is also found in a freshwater lake in Thailand.^[1]

Description

Males of H. brookii may attain a total length of 103.5 cm (40.7 in), which includes a tail 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long. Females are slightly smaller, and may attain a total length of 96.5 cm (38.0 in), with a tail 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long.^[5]

Diet

H. brookii predominately preys upon eels.^[1]

Reproduction

H. brookii is viviparous.^[2]