IntroductionHydrophiinae is a subfamily of venomous snakes in the family
Elapidae. It contains most sea snakes and many genera of venomous land snakes found in Australasia, such as the taipans (Oxyuranus), tiger snakes (Notechis), brown snakes (Pseudonaja) and death adders (Acanthophis)
Genera: 38; Acanthophis, Aipysurus*, Antaioserpens, Aspidomorphus, Austrelaps, Brachyurophis, Cacophis, Cryptophis, Demansia, Denisonia, Drysdalia, Echiopsis, Elapognathus, Emydocephalus*, Ephalophis*, Furina, Hemiaspis, Hoplocephalus, Hydrelaps*, Hydrophis*, Loveridgelaps, Micropechis, Neelaps, Notechis, Ogmodon, Oxyuranus, Parahydrophis*, Parapistocalamus, Paroplocephalus, Pseudechis, Pseudonaja, Rhinoplocephalus, Salomonelaps, Simoselaps, Suta, Toxicocalamus, Tropidechis, Vermicella; sea snakes are marked with asterisks.