Hydrophis platurus (Yellowbelly Sea Snakes)
Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766)
This species is distinguished from other species of Elapidae by the following combination of characters: (1) head elongated, narrow and compressed; (2) large scales on top of the head (1 between the supraocular scales); (3) internasals absent; (4) valvular nostrils; (5) supralabial scales 7-11…
