Bishop MuseumExplore

This specimen has not been photographed yet.

Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Seasnake, Pelagic Seasnake

As recorded: Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Elapidae

Collected by
local fishermen
Collector number
Collector Number: --
Locality
exact locality unknown
Region
Kiribati
Identified by
C H Kishinami, Jan 2013heemstra ret 29 Jan →Carla H. Kishinami →
Record type
Preserved specimen
19 Bishop specimens of Hydrophis platurusSpecies page ›

Cite this specimen

Hydrophis platurus. BPBM 11574. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 94377280. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/11574.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized
  • Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately

Spot an error? Let the Vertebrate Zoology department know — corrections flow back to GBIF.