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Scientific Name: Hydrophis curtus (Shaw, 1802)
Synonym: Lapemis curtus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Shaw’s Sea Snakes
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Elapidae
Description:
Scales in the lowermost three or four lateral rows being larger than the other sea snake. There are 23-35 scale rows around the neck and 25-43 scale rows around the body. It Has 3-6 maxillary teeth behind the fangs. Greenish or yellowish body coloration above and whitish coloration below, with dark greenish to black bands that sometimes fuse longitudinally dorsally and narrow laterally. It has greenish or yellowish body coloration above and whitish coloration below, with dark greenish to black bands that sometimes fuse longitudinally dorsally and narrow laterally.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Sarker MAR, Ukuwela K, Sanders KL, Jaman M (2017) Sea Snakes of Bangladesh: A Preliminary Survey of Cox’s Bazar District With Notes on Diet, Reproduction, and Conservation Status Herpetological Conservation and Biology 12(2):384–395
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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