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yellow sea snake (Hydrophis spiralis)
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yellow sea snake (Hydrophis spiralis)


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Yellow sea snake (Hydrophis spiralis)
Author: Keith Wilson https://www.flickr.com/photos/wislonhk/
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wislonhk/16130796437/

The yellow sea snake (Hydrophis spiralis) is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. This is perhaps the longest species of seasnake, up to 2.75 metres. Hydrophis spiralis is found in the Indian Ocean (Persian Gulf off Bangladesh, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, China, New Guinea), and New Caledonia/Loyalty Islands.
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Hydrophis
Species: Hydrophis spiralis (Shaw, 1802)
Synonyms:
Hydrus spiralis Shaw, 1802
Enhydris spiralis Merrem, 1820
Hydrophis spiralis Gray, 1849
Lioselasma spiralis Wall, 1921
Leioselasma spiralis Kharin, 1984

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Scientific Name: Hydrophis spiralis (Shaw, 1802)
Common Names: Yellow Sea Snake; [French] Hydrophide-spirale
Synonyms:
Hydrus spiralis Shaw, 1802
Hydrophis melanurus Wagler 1828
Leioselasma spiralis (Shaw, 1802)

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