Ornate Reef Sea Snake Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Hydrophis ornatus
Family : Elapidae
Order : Squamata
Class : Reptilia
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Ornate Sea Snake
Habitat : Marine
Description : Body of Ornate Reef Sea Snake is not elongated but robust with large head.Above of them shows grayish or light olive to almost white with broad dark bar separated by narrow interspaces.Below them appears as yellowish or whitish in color.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Hydrophis schistosus
(Hook-nosed Sea Snake) -
Hydrophis stricticollis
(Collared Sea Snake) -
Laticauda colubrina
(Yellow-lipped Sea Krait) -
Hydrophis caerulescens
(Malacca Sea Snake) -
Hydrophis cyanocinctus
(Annulated Sea Snake) -
Bungarus sindanus
(Wall’s Krait) -
Bungarus niger
(Black Krait) -
Bungarus fasciatus
(Banded Krait) -
Naja naja
(Binocellate Cobra) -
Naja kaouthia
(Monocled Cobra)
Species groups
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description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka ; information source:www.reptile-database.reptarium.cz; photo credit:harum.koh(www.inaturalist.org/people/harum.koh), photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka ; information source:www.reptile-database.reptarium.cz; photo credit:harum.koh(www.inaturalist.org/people/harum.koh), photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.