Descriptiones et icones amphibiorum..
Monachii,Stuttgartiae et Tubingae, Sumtibus J.G. Cottae,[1828-]1833..
Plate: Hydrophis melanurus
Accepted: Hydrophis spiralis
Common: Yellow Sea Snake
Book page: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43580133 Descriptiones et icones amphibiorum. Auctor Dr. Joannes Wagler ... By Johann Georg Wagler, 1800-1832
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The yellow sea snake (Hydrophis spiralis) is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. This is perhaps the longest species of seasnake, up to 2.75 metres. Hydrophis spiralis is found in the Indian Ocean, and New Caledonia/Loyalty Islands.