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Scientific Name: Hydrophis stricticollis Günther, 1864
English Name: Collared sea snake
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Elapidae
Description:
Scales on the thickest part of the body is subquadrangular or hexagonal. It has 8–11 maxillary teeth behind fangs. Head is small, body long and slender anteriorly, posteriorly 2.5 to 3 times thicker than anteriorly. There are one anterior temporal, rarely divided. It has 7–8 upper labials, second in contact with prefrontal, 3–4 border eye. It has grayish to olive color above, yellowish color on below, with 45–65 dark bands, widest dorsally that disappears with age. Color of the head is black or olive, yellow markings on snout and along sides of head.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Nijhum dwip
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
WCS (2018) Proposal for a new marine protected area around Nijhum Dwip (version 2): A major step towards achieving 10% marine protection in Bangladesh Wildlife Conservation Society Bangladesh Program
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information
