Genus

Typical Sea Snakes

Hydrophis

6 species in our catalog · found in 19 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
GenusHydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Hydrophis platurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hydrophis stokesii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Hydrophis elegans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hydrophis ocellatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hydrophis czeblukovi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hydrophis major

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Sea Snakes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~30%
	Stokes's Seasnake			~20%
	Bar-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
	Spotted Sea Snake			Insufficient data
	Fine-spined Sea Snake			Insufficient data
2	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
3	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			~20%
4	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
5	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
6	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Bar-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
	Greater Sea Snake			Insufficient data
7	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
8	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
9	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
10	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Stokes's Seasnake			Insufficient data
11	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
12	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
13	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Spotted Sea Snake			Insufficient data
14	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			~10%
15	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
16	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
17	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
18	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data
19	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake			Insufficient data