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Scientific Name: Hydrophis fasciatus (Schneider, 1799)
English Name: Striped Sea Snake
Local/Bangla Name: Lathi Shap (লাঠি সাপ)
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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Elapidae
Description:
Head is small and the long body is anteriorly slender. It has 5- 6 maxillary teeth behind fangs. Scales on the thickest part of the body are sub-quadrangular or hexagonal in shape, moderately imbricate and overlapping. Anterior part of the body, the head, and the neck are olive to black in colour with pale yellow oval patches on the sides. Posteriorly body becomes greyish and the undersides are whitish. There are 2 anterior temporals and 28-33 rows of body scales around the neck.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coastal areas of Bangladesh
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:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
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