Slender-necked sea snake

The slender-necked sea snake, also known commonly as Cogger's sea snake, is a species of marine venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is native to waters around western Australia and the southern Pacific Ocean.

Etymology

The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger.

Geographic range

H. coggeri is found in marine waters around Fiji, the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, and western Australia. The type locality is in Fiji.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of H. coggeri are coral reefs and seagrass beds, to a depth of.

Diet

H. coggeri preys upon eels.

Reproduction

H. coggeri is viviparous. A gravid female was found to contain three embryos.