WoRMS taxon details
Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766)
1476906 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1476906)
accepted
Species
Anguis platura Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted
marine
(of Anguis platura Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
Uetz, P. (ed.) (2026). The Reptile Database. Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1476906 on 2026-05-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Anguis platura Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Lillywhite, H. B.; Menon, G. K. (2019). Structure and function of skin in the pelagic sea snake,Hydrophis platurus. <em>Journal of Morphology.</em> 280(4): 544-554., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20963 [details] Available for editors 
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status source Kim, J.-G.; Park, J.; Yi, C.-H.; Kim, M.-S.; Cho, I.-Y.; Kim, J. M.; Kim, I.-H. (2020). The complete mitochondrial genome of a yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) (Squamata, Elapidae). <em>Mitochondrial DNA Part B.</em> 5(1): 891-892., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2020.1717385 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]status source Kim, J.-G.; Park, J.; Yi, C.-H.; Kim, M.-S.; Cho, I.-Y.; Kim, J. M.; Kim, I.-H. (2020). The complete mitochondrial genome of a yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) (Squamata, Elapidae). <em>Mitochondrial DNA Part B.</em> 5(1): 891-892., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2020.1717385 [details] Available for editors
[request]Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Quiñones, J.; Burneo, K. G.; Barragan, C. (2014). Rediscovery of the yellow-bellied sea snake, Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766) in Máncora, northern Perú. <em>Check List.</em> 10(6), 1563-1564., available online at https://doi.org/10.15560/10.6.1563 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | yellow-bellied sea snake [from synonym]Golfo Dulce yellow sea snake [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | セグロウミヘビ [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hydrophis platurus)
To GenBank (127 nucleotides; 110 proteins)
To GenBank (127 nucleotides; 110 proteins) (from synonym Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766))
To GenBank (127 nucleotides; 110 proteins) (from synonym Anguis platura Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To The Reptile Database (from synonym Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hydrophis platurus)
To GenBank (127 nucleotides; 110 proteins)
To GenBank (127 nucleotides; 110 proteins) (from synonym Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766))
To GenBank (127 nucleotides; 110 proteins) (from synonym Anguis platura Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To The Reptile Database (from synonym Pelamis platura (Linnaeus, 1766))
