Hydrophis stricticollis
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Hydrophis stricticollis Günther, 1864
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Hydrophis stricticollis, commonly called the collared sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae.[1]
Description
Scales on thickest part of body subquadrangular or hexagonal in shape, feebly imbricate or juxtaposed; 8-11 maxillary teeth behind fangs; head small, body long and slender anteriorly, posteriorly 2.5 to 3 times thicker than anteriorly; 1 anterior temporal, rarely divided; 7-8 upper labials, second in contact with prefrontal, 3-4 border eye; 34-41 scale rows around neck, 45-55 around midbody; ventrals 374-452, distinct throughout, less than twice as large as adjacent body scales; grayish to olive above, yellowish below, with 45-65 dark bands, widest dorsally, disappearing with age; head black or olive, yellow markings on snout and along sides of head. Total length males 1050 mm, females 1050 mm; tail length males 140 mm, females 90 mm.
Geographic range
Indian Ocean (Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar [formerly Burma], Bangladesh)
References
- ^ a b "Hydrophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Günther, A. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. The Ray Society. (R. Hardwicke, publisher; Taylor & Francis, printers.) London. xxvii + 452 pp.