Stokes's Seasnake
Hydrophis stokesii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusHydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
- SpeciesHydrophis stokesii (Stokes's Seasnake)
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Stokes's Seasnake sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Bar-bellied Sea Snake
Hydrophis elegans
Spotted Sea Snake
Hydrophis ocellatus
Olive Sea Snake
Aipysurus laevis
Mulga Snake
Pseudechis australis
Orange-naped Snake
Furina ornata
Reticulated Whipsnake
Demansia reticulata
Western Brown Snake
Pseudonaja mengdeni
Desert Banded Snake
Simoselaps bertholdi
Little Spotted Snake
Suta punctata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Stokes's Seasnake in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Stokes's Seasnake sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Stokes's Seasnake in Ningaloo Marine Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Stokes's Seasnake in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.