The tubemouth whipray belongs to the 'uarnacoides' species complex, along with "H. chaophraya", "H. granulata", "H. hortlei", "H. pastinacoides", and "H. uarnacoides".
"Himantura lobistoma" принадлежит к , в который также входят "H. chaophraya", "Himatura granulata", "Himantura hortlei", "Himantura pastinacoides" и "Himantura uarnacoides".