Hydrophis klossi

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Kloss' Sea Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae[1]
Genus: Hydrophis
Species: H. klossi
Binomial name
Hydrophis klossi
Boulenger, 1912

Kloss' Sea Snake Hydrophis klossi is a species of sea snake.[1]

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[edit] Distribution

Indian Ocean, W Malaysia, Thailand (incl. Phuket), Indonesia (Sumatra)

[edit] Etymology and taxonomic history

Named after Cecil Boden Kloss (1877-1949), director of the Raffles Museum in Singapore from 1923 to 1932.


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Hydrophis (TSN 700227). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 7 September 2007.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Boulenger, G.A. 1912 A vertebrate fauna of the Malay Peninsula from the Isthmus of Kra to Singapore incl. the adjacent islands. Reptilia and Amphibia. London (Taylor & Francis), xiii + 298 S.
  • Kharin, V.E. 2004 A review of sea snakes of the genus Hydrophis sensu stricto (Serpentes, Hydrophiidae). [in Russian]. Biologiya Morya (Vladivostok) 30 (6): 447-454


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