Hydrophis platurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Hydrophis
Species: Hydrophis platurus
Subspecies (2): H. p. platurus – H. p. xanthos

Name

Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Combinations

Anguis platura Linnaeus, 1766: 391 [original combination]
Pelamis platuros [sic] — Daudin, 1803: 361 [name combination]
Hydrophis platurus — Sanders et al., 2013: 584 [name combination, by implication]

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1–532. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Hitchmough, R.A., Patterson, G.K., Daugherty, C.H. (compilers) 2009. New Zealand living and recently extinct reptiles. P. 542 in:
King, C.M., Roberts, C.D., Bell, B.D., Fordyce, R.E., Nicoll, R.S., Worthy, T.H., Paulin, C.D., Hitchmough, R.A., Keyes, I.W., Baker, A.N., Stewart, A.L., Hiller, N., McDowall, R.M., Holdaway, R.N., McPhee, R.P., Schwarzhans, W.W., Tennyson A.J.D., Rust, S. & McCadie, I. 2009. Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. Pp. 431–551 in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) 2009. New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 1. Kingdom Animalia. Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-877257-72-8 Reference page.
Bessesen, B.L. & Galbreath, G.J. 2017. A new subspecies of sea snake, Hydrophis platurus xanthos, from Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica. ZooKeys 686: 109–123. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.686.12682. Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hydrophis platurus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 July 2017.
IUCN: Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Plättchen Seeschlange
English: Yellowbelly Sea Snake, Pelagic Sea Snake
español: Culebra del Mar
français: Pélamide ou Serpent marin noir et jaune
日本語: セグロウミヘビ
polski: pęz dwubarwny
русский: Двухцветный гидрофис
中文: 长吻海蛇