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Gunther’s Sea Snake Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Hydrophis cantoris
Family : Elapidae
Order : Squamata
Class : Reptilia
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Cantor’s Narrowed-headed, Sea Snake, Small-headed, Sea Snake
Habitat : Freshwater
Description : Diagnostic characters of Gunther’s Sea Snake includes small head along with elongated and slender body anteriorly.Ventrals part divided by a longitudinal fissure.Female is comparatively larger than male.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Hydrophis schistosus
(Hook-nosed Sea Snake) -
Hydrophis cyanocinctus
(Annulated Sea Snake) -
Bungarus niger
(Black Krait) -
Hydrophis fasciatus
(Stripped Sea Snake) -
Naja kaouthia
(Monocled Cobra) -
Calliophis melanurus
(Slender Coral Snake) -
Bungarus fasciatus
(Banded Krait) -
Hydrophis platurus
(Pelagic Sea Snake) -
Hydrophis stokesii
(Stokes’ Sea Snake) -
Hydrophis stricticollis
(Collared Sea Snake)
Species groups
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description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka ; information source:wikipedia.org; photo credit:Brehms.jpg (www.inaturalist.org/people/), photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Hydrophis_-_Brehms.jpg
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka ; information source:wikipedia.org; photo credit:Brehms.jpg (www.inaturalist.org/people/), photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Hydrophis_-_Brehms.jpg