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Scientific Name: Hydrophis nigrocinctus (Daudin, 1803)
Synonym: Disteria nigrocincta (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Daudin’s Sea Snake
Local/Bangla Name: Daudin Samudrik Shap ( ডাউডিন সামুদ্রিক সাপ)
Photo: Natura History Museum
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Elapidae
Description:
Hydrophis nigrocinctus has large mental scute that is not concealed in the mental groove. There are 1-3 maxillary teeth behind fangs and 7-9 palatine teeth. It has 27-33 scale rows around the neck and Tail with 9-11 cross-bars and terminating in a large scale. Body is olive to brown above with 40 to 60 dark, narrow bands, while the under parts are yellowish.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Bay of Bengal, 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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