Redescription of a Russian finding of the erabu sea krait Pseudolaticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt in Schlegel, 1837), with remarks about species composition of sea snakes (Serpentes: Laticaudidae, Hydrophiidae) in Russian and adjacent waters

Russian Journal of Marine Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-14

  Kharin, V E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Erabu sea krait; Identification key; Pelamis platura; Pseudolaticauda semifasciata; Redescriptions; Sea of Japan; Yellow bellied sea snake

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION KEY; SNAKE; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEA OF JAPAN;

HYDROPHIIDAE; LATICAUDA; LATICAUDIDAE; PELAMIS; SERPENTES;

EID: 63149166758     PISSN: 10630740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1063074009010027     Document Type: Article

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