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Scientific Name: Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray, 1849)
English Name: Arabian Gulf sea snake
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: THE REPTILE DATABASE
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Elapidae
Description:
Head of the yellow-bellied sea snake is slightly small, Body elongate but not markedly slender anteriorly. Body scales in thickest part of body more or less quadrangular or hexagonal in shape and juxtaposed. It has ne pre-ocular plate and two post-ocular plates. 29–31 scale rows on neck, 41–46 on body 55 black bands are found in this type of sea snake.
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
