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Hydrophis platurus  (Linnaeus, 1766)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1057602

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Pelamis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  
    Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766)
  
    Anguis platura Linnaeus, 1766
  
  Common Name(s): Yellowbelly Sea Snake [English]
  
    Pelagic Sea Snake [English]
  
    Yellow-bellied Seasnake [English]
  
    Yellow-bellied Sea Snake [English]
  
    Serpiente-marina pelágica [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbčnes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758 – Snakes, cobra, serpente, serpents  
                               InfraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923  
                                  FamilyElapidae F. Boie, 1827 – Cobras, Coral Snakes, Elapids, Kraits, Coralsnakes  
                                     SubfamilyHydrophiinae Fitzinger, 1843  
                                        GenusHydrophis Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801  
                                           SpeciesHydrophis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766) – Yellowbelly Sea Snake, Pelagic Sea Snake, Yellow-bellied Seasnake, Yellow-bellied Sea Snake, Serpiente-marina pelágica  
       

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  Source: Reptile Database (2017), website (version 24-Dec-16)  
  Acquired: 2017   
  Notes: Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)   
  Reference for: Hydrophis platurus, Pelagic Sea Snake [English], Yellowbelly Sea Snake [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Ronald M. Bonett, Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2017   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Eighth Ed.   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular, no. 43   
  Page(s): 102   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 978-1-946681-003   
  Notes: Available free as PDF, and as updated database, at https://ssarherps.org/publications/north-american-checklist/   
  Reference for: Yellow-bellied Seasnake[English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: South America  
    Oceania  
    North America  
    Middle America  
    Indo-West Pacific  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
    East Pacific  
    Caribbean  
    Australia  
    Africa  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Mexico, Native  
    Hawaii, Native  
    Continental US, Incidental  
    Central Pacific Territories, Native  
 

 

    

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