Arafura smooth sea snake
Northern mangrove sea snake
Marine waters around the Aru Islands and northern Australia (lower Gulf of Carpentaria and the coast of Arnhem Land). Arafura Sea.
Holotype: NHMB
Type-locality: Sungei Waskei, Wokam, Aru Islands, Indonesia.
The northern mangrove seasnake (Parahydrophis mertoni), also known commonly as the Arafura smooth seasnake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia and New Guinea.
The specific name, mertoni, is in honor of German zoologist Hugo Merton.[3]
Parahydrophis mertoni is found in Northern Australia[4] in Northern Territory and Queensland. It is also found in New Guinea in the Arafura Sea.[2]
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.[5]
Parahydrophis mertoni is viviparous.[2]
The northern mangrove seasnake (Parahydrophis mertoni), also known commonly as the Arafura smooth seasnake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia and New Guinea.
