Species Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Introduction

Hydrophis platurus xanthos Bessesen & Galbreath, 2017 has been described from Costa Rican waters.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)

General References

Cogger, H.G. 1975. The sea snakes of Australia and New Guinea. pp. 59-139 in Dunson, W. (ed.). The Biology of Sea Snakes. Baltimore : University Park Press. (taxonomy)

Dunson, W.A. 1968. Salt gland secretion in the pelagic sea snake Pelamis. American Journal of Physiology 215: 1512-1517 (physiology)

Heatwole, H. 1981. Temperature relations of some sea snakes. The Snake 13: 53-57 (thermoregulation)

Kropach, C. 1975. The yellow-bellied sea snake, Pelamis, in the eastern Pacific. pp. 185-213 in Dunson, W. (ed.). The Biology of Sea Snakes. Baltimore : University Park Press. (biology)

Smith, M.A. 1926. Monograph on the Sea Snakes. (Hydrophiidae). London : British Museum xvii 130 pp. (taxonomy)

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