Stokes’ Sea Snake Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Hydrophis stokesii
Family : Elapidae
Order : Squamata
Class : Reptilia
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : large- headed Sea Snake
Habitat : Marine
Description : Stokes’ Sea Snake is exceptionally thick-bodied sea snake with large head covered by regular head scales and thick neck about one-half diameter of greatest diameter of body. Color pattern in their head region shows dark olivaceous to yellowish and body yellowish to pale brown with broad black or dark brown bands or bars.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Hydrophis obscurus
(Russell’s Sea Snake) -
Calliophis melanurus
(Slender Coral Snake) -
Hydrophis schistosus
(Hook-nosed Sea Snake) -
Bungarus fasciatus
(Banded Krait) -
Hydrophis stricticollis
(Collared Sea Snake) -
Laticaudata laticaudata
(Black-banded sea krait,) -
Hydrophis platurus
(Pelagic Sea Snake) -
Bungarus lividus
(Lesser Black Krait) -
Laticauda colubrina
(Yellow-lipped Sea Krait) -
Bungarus sindanus
(Wall’s Krait)
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 and copyright:wikimedia. 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 and copyright:wikimedia. more information please contact with us.