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Hydrophis belcheri, commonly known as the faint-banded sea snake or Belcher's sea snake, is an extremely venomous species of sea snake. It has a timid temperament and would normally have to be subjected to severe mistreatment before biting.
Sri Lankan herpetologist, Anslem de Silva largely studied the biology and ecology of Sri Lanka snakes, where he documented 96 species of land and sea snakes. [1] Five genera are endemic to Sri Lanka - Aspidura , Balanophis , Cercaspis , Haplocercus , and Pseudotyphlops . [ 2 ]
Persian Gulf sea snake Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray, 1849) Slender-necked seasnake Hydrophis melanocephalus (Gray, 1849) Yellow sea snake Hydrophis spiralis (Shaw, 1802) Collared sea snake Hydrophis stricticollis Günther, 1864; Jerdon's sea snake Kerilia jerdonii India, Sri Lanka, Malay peninsula; Bighead sea snake Kolpophis annandalei (Laidlaw ...
Hydrophis elegans (Elegant sea snake) Hydrophis fasciatus (Striped sea snake) Hydrophis gracilis (Graceful small-headed sea snake, slender sea snake) Hydrophis inornatus (Plain sea snake) Hydrophis klossi (Kloss' sea snake) Hydrophis lapemoides (Persian Gulf sea snake) Hydrophis mamillaris (Bombay sea snake) Hydrophis melanocephalus (Slender ...
Belcher's sea snake Queensland and New Territories, Australia: H. bituberculatus: W. Peters, 1873 0 Peters' sea snake Indian Ocean (Sri Lanka, Thailand) H. brookii: Günther, 1872 0 Brooke's sea snake H. caerulescens (Shaw, 1802) 2 dwarf sea snake Queensland, Australia: H. cantoris: Günther, 1864 0 Cantor's narrow-headed sea snake, Cantor's ...
A hook-nosed sea snake seen on Arossim Beach, South Goa, India. This snake was found in a fishing net and later released to the sea. Hydrophis schistosus, commonly known as the beaked sea snake, hook-nosed sea snake, common sea snake, or the Valakadeyan sea snake, is a highly venomous species of sea snake common throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific.
Pages in category "Reptiles of Sri Lanka" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 205 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The yellow-bellied sea snake is the only sea snake to have been found in the Atlantic Ocean, although only in limited circumstances. The yellow-bellied sea snake's occurrence into the Atlantic is not considered a part of its native range, but rather a dispersal from its native Pacific range. [34] Hydrophis platurus xanthos