Hydrophis

genus of reptiles (most venomous snake)
Taxon taxon Q152504
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Hydrophis

Summary

Hydrophis is a taxon[1]. Hydrophis ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #1,575 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hydrophis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hydrophis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Hydrophis belongs to the parent taxon Sea snakes[5].
  • Hydrophis's scientific name is Hydrophis[6].
  • Hydrophis's Commons category is recorded as Hydrophis[7].
  • Hydrophis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hydrophis[8].
  • Hydrophis's Commons gallery is recorded as Hydrophis[9].
  • Hydrophis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • Hydrophis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ウミヘビ属'}[11].
  • Hydrophis's taxon author citation is recorded as Sonnini & Latreille, 1802[12].

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Classification

Hydrophis's scientific name is Hydrophis[6]. Hydrophis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Hydrophis belongs to the parent taxon Sea snakes[5]. Hydrophis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ウミヘビ属'}[11].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 35201[13] and 146171[14]. Hydrophis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8683[15]. Hydrophis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559575[16]. Hydrophis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9206453[17]. Hydrophis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 700227[18].

Why It Matters

Hydrophis ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #1,575 of 195,241).[2] Hydrophis has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Hydrophis is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . biodiversity.org.au. biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · PieterJanR · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Sea snakes
    Described by source Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Inaturalist taxon id 35201, 146171
    Topic's main category Category:Hydrophis
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P3151]]: 146171"
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