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Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Hydrophis platurus

Potentially dangerous

Classification

Family
Elapidae

The yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) is an extremely venomous species of snake from the subfamily Hydrophiinae (the sea snakes) found in tropical oceanic waters around the world except for the Atlantic Ocean. For many years, it was placed in the monotypic genus Pelamis, but recent molecular evidence indicates it lies within the genus Hydrophis. Taxonomy In 1766, Linnaeus published the original description of the yellow-bellied sea snake, naming it Anguis platura (Anguis meaning snake).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 200France · 8United States of America · 6