Report on occurrence of Yellow Sea Snake Hydrophis spiralis off Kerala coast
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10967/
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Report on occurrence of Yellow Sea Snake Hydrophis spiralis off Kerala coast
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Jeyabaskaran, R
Lavanya, R Bose, John Vysakhan, P John, Seban Prema, D Kripa, V |
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Reptile
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Sea snakes play an important role in the marine food web and studies on their diversity and distribution are very limited in India. Globally, 70 species of sea snakes have been reported under the family Elapidae which is divided into two subfamilies (i) Laticaudinae and (ii) Hydrophiinae. Sea snakes belonging to the subfamily Hydrophiinae are considered as ‘true sea snakes’ with 62 species which are viviparous (give birth to live young at sea). Laticaudinae sea snakes called the ‘sea kraits’ have 8 species and are oviparous. They come to the land for mating and to lay eggs. |
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Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
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2015
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Article
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text
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en
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10967/1/226-3.pdf
Jeyabaskaran, R and Lavanya, R and Bose, John and Vysakhan, P and John, Seban and Prema, D and Kripa, V (2015) Report on occurrence of Yellow Sea Snake Hydrophis spiralis off Kerala coast. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (226). pp. 13-14. ISSN 0254-380 X |
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