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Hydrophis platurus, a front-fanged venomous snake, related to the brown snakes, cobras and taipans . The yellow-bellied sea snake, as the name implies, has a distinctive bicolor pattern with a yellow underbelly and brown back, making it easily distinguishable from other sea snake species.
Hydrophis is a genus of sea snakes, ... H. platurus: Linnaeus, 1766 0 yellow-bellied sea snake H. schistosus: Daudin, 1803 0 beaked sea snake
Sea snake Temporal range: Oligocene – Recent Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) on a Costa Rica beach Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Superfamily: Elapoidea Family: Elapidae Groups included Hydrophiinae Laticaudinae Range of sea snakes shown in lime ...
Hydrophis platurus. Elapids (Elapidae) are a family of highly venomous snakes that live in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. They are characterized by having fixed hollow fangs through which they inject venom. They have a size that can vary from 18 cm (7.1 in) to more than 5 m (16 ft) (Ophiophagus) in length.
Hydrophis gracilis (Graceful small-headed sea snake, slender sea snake) ... Pelamis platurus (Yellowbelly sea snake, pelagic sea snake) Thalassophis;
Hydrophis platurus Laticauda colubrina. Elapids (Elapidae) are a family of highly venomous snakes that live in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. They are characterized by having fixed, hollow fangs through which they inject venom.
Hydrophis Hydrophis annandalei Hydrophis atriceps ... Hydrophis peronii Hydrophis platurus Hydrophis schistosus Hydrophis semperi Hydrophis sibauensis Hydrophis spiralis
Hydrophis platurus, the yellow-bellied sea snake, is the only one of the 65 species of marine snakes to spend its entire life in the pelagic zone. It bears live young at sea and is helpless on land. The species sometimes forms aggregations of thousands along slicks in surface waters.