Hydrophis laboutei Rasmussen and Ineich 2000

Rasmussen, Arne Redsted, Sanders, Kate Laura, Guinea, Michael L. & Amey, Andrew P., 2014, Sea snakes in Australian waters (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae) - a review with an updated identification key, Zootaxa 3869 (4), pp. 351-371 : 354

Hydrophis laboutei Rasmussen and Ineich 2000 .

First described from the Chesterfield Reefs New Caledonia based on two specimens deposited at NHMN. We have found another specimen of H. laboutei in the collection of the Australian Museum also from Chesterfield Reefs. The type locality is not far from Australian waters so this species is likely to occur on reef complexes within eastern Australian waters ( Cogger, 2007) and therefore we include it in the possible list.