Hydrophis stricticollis

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Collared Sea Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Elapidae[1] Genus: Hydrophis Species: H. stricticollis
Binomial name
Hydrophis stricticollis Günther, 1864

Collared Sea Snake Hydrophis stricticollis is a species of sea snake.^[1]

Contents 1 Anatomy 2 Distribution 3 References 4 Bibliography

[edit] Anatomy

Scales on thickest part of body subquadrangular or hexagonal in shape, feebly imbricate or juxtaposed; 8-11 maxillary teeth behind fangs; head small, body long and slender anteriorly, posteriorly 2.5 to 3 times thicker than anteriorly; 1 anterior temporal, rarely divided; 7-8 upper labials, second in contact with prefrontal, 3-4 border eye; 34-41 scale rows around neck, 45-55 around midbody; ventrals 374-452, distinct throughout, less than twice as large as adjacent body scales; grayish to olive above, yellowish below, with 45-65 dark bands, widest dorsally, disappearing with age; head black or olive, yellow markings on snout and along sides of head. Total length males 1050 mm, females 1050 mm; tail length males 140 mm, females 90 mm.

[edit] Distribution

Indian Ocean (Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar (= Burma), Bangladesh)

[edit] References

[edit] Bibliography

• Günther, A. 1864 The Reptiles of British India. London (Taylor & Francis), xxvii + 452 pp.