Hydrophis klossi

Hydrophis klossi
Hydrophis klossi, preserved specimen in a Russian museum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Hydrophis
Species:
H. klossi
Binomial name
Hydrophis klossi
Boulenger, 1912
Synonyms
  • Hydrophis klossi
    Boulenger, 1912
  • Hydrophis (Mediohydrophis) klossi
    Kharin, 2004
  • Mediohydrophis klossi
    Wallach et al., 2014

Hydrophis klossi, also commonly known as Kloss's sea snake or Kloss' sea snake, is a species of sea snake in the family Elapidae. Like all other sea snakes, it is venomous. The species is endemic to the Indian Ocean.