Geometrical sea snake

Hydrophis czeblukovi, also known commonly as the fine-spined sea snake, the geometrical sea snake, and the geometrical seasnake, is species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is native to waters off northern Australia.^[3]

Geometrical sea snake
Hydrophis czeblukovi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Hydrophis
Species:	H. czeblukovi
Binomial name
Hydrophis czeblukovi (Kharin, 1984)
Synonyms[2]
Leioselasma czeblukovi Kharin, 1984 Hydrophis geometricus L.A. Smith, 1986 Aturia geometrica — Welch, 1994 Hydrophis czeblukovi — Cogger, 2000

Etymology

The specific name, czeblukovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Vladimir P. Czeblukov.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. czeblukovi is the marine neritic zone, to a depth of 110 m (360 ft).^[1]

Diet

H. czeblukovi preys upon marine fishes.^[1]

Reproduction

H. czeblukovi is viviparous.^[2]