Rough Scaled Sea Snake
Hydrophis donaldi
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Sea Snake
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Hydrophis
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Rough Scaled Sea Snake (Hydrophis donaldi) is a venomous sea snake of the family Elapidae, found in Australia. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest and 20 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Eucalyptus Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Coastal Scrub
- Shallow Coastal Waters
- Queensland Tropical Rainforest
- Queensland Wet Tropics
- Australian Eucalyptus Woodland
- Australian Savanna
- Australian Mulga Woodland
- Australian Brigalow Woodland
- Australian Monsoon Forest
Related snakes
- Bighead Sea Snake Hydrophis annandalei
- Hydrophis neglectus
- Common Seasnake Hydrophis schistosus
- Striped Sea Snake Hydrophis fasciatus
- Slender Seasnake Hydrophis gracilis
- Cantor's Narrow-headed Sea Snake Hydrophis cantoris
- King's Seasnake Hydrophis kingii
- Black-banded Sea Snake Hydrophis nigrocinctus
- Greater Seasnake Hydrophis major
- Anomalous Sea Snake Hydrophis anomalus
- Spotted Sea Snake Hydrophis ocellatus
- Dwarf Seasnake Hydrophis caerulescens
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.