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Scientific Name: Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803
English Name: Annulated Sea Snakes
Local/Bangla Name: Kalo Holud Boloy Lathi Shap (কালো হলুদ বলয় লাঠি সাপ)
Photo: THE REPTILE DATABASE
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Elapidae
Description:
Hydrophis cyanocinctus has medium-sized, broad, and slightly depressed head with small eyes. There are 5-6 maxillary teeth behind the fangs. Head color is olive, reddish, or pale yellow. It has Imbricate scales with rounded or blunt tips at the thickest part of the body. There are 27-35 scale rows around the neck and 37-47 scale rows on the widest part of the body. It has 290-390 ventral scales. Bright coloration in young snakes, with captive-born snakes often being saffron yellow with black stripes.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal areas of Chittagong, St. Martins Island, Coxs Bazar and Sundarbans
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA and Khondker M (eds.) (2009) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 25 Amphibians and Reptiles Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 204 pp.
Other 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):384–394
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