Hydrophis platurus
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
As recorded: Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Elapidae
- Collected by
- M A Smith?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: JRH 6523
- Region
- Malaysia
- Identified by
- C H Kishinami, Jan 2013heemstra ret 29 Jan →Carla H. Kishinami →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hydrophis platurus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 626 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Bahía de Banderas, Nay., MX
(c) qfbvrgf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Puntarenas, CR
(c) tessmorrison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Eurimbula, AU
(c) Mon Galloway, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Bahía la Ventana, MX
(c) María Rodríguez-Salinas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-18
Crowdy Bay, Crowdy Head, AU
(c) androids26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Warringah, AU-NS, AU
(c) richardllewellyn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hydrophis platurus. BPBM 40895. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090313322. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/40895.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090313322 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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