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词条 Hydrophis stricticollis
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  1. Description

  2. Geographic range

  3. References

  4. Further reading

{{Italic title}}{{speciesbox | name = Hydrophis stricticollis
| genus = Hydrophis
| species = stricticollis
| authority = Günther, 1864
| synonyms = *Aturia stricticollis - Welch, 1994
  • Chitulia stricticollis - Kharin, 2005[1]

}}Hydrophis stricticollis, commonly called the collared sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae.[2]

Description

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 {{convert|105|cm|ft}}, females {{convert|105|cm|ft}}; tail length, males {{convert|140|mm|in}}, females {{convert|90|mm|in}}.[3]

Geographic range

Indian Ocean (Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar [formerly Burma], Bangladesh)

References

1. ^The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
2. ^{{ITIS |id=700227 |taxon=Hydrophis |accessdate=7 September 2007}}
3. ^The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Günther, A. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. The Ray Society. (R. Hardwicke, publisher; Taylor & Francis, printers.) London. xxvii + 452 pp.
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2 : Sea snakes|Reptiles described in 1864

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