Spotted Sea Snake
Hydrophis ocellatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusHydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
- SpeciesHydrophis ocellatus (Spotted Sea Snake)
About the Spotted Sea Snake
The spotted sea snake (Hydrophis ocellatus) is a species of marine snake native to the waters off northern Australia. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cape Range
Pilbara Death Adder
Acanthophis wellsi
Mulga Snake
Pseudechis australis
Orange-naped Snake
Furina ornata
Black-necked Whipsnake
Demansia calodera
Olive Sea Snake
Aipysurus laevis
Western Brown Snake
Pseudonaja mengdeni
Desert Banded Snake
Simoselaps bertholdi
North-western Shovel-nosed Snake
Brachyurophis approximans
Reticulated Whipsnake
Demansia reticulata
Rosen's Snake
Suta fasciata
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia |