Abstract
Sea snakes of Sri Lanka has not received much attention and the last few decades did not see any unprecedented increase in interest in these largely ignored (in Sri Lanka) snakes, despite heavy attention has been made on certain other groups of herpetofauna. Hence, a new checklist and an overview in 'general literature' are much needed. This contribution provides an enumeration of the recorded species, together with an overview of the natural history of the group and a set of field keys for species found in Sri Lankan waters. Keywords: sea snakes; sea kraits; natural history; distribution; identification key; Sri Lanka DOI: 10.4038/tapro.v1i1.2778 TAPROBANICA, April, 2009. Vol. 01, No. 01: pp. 43-54
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Sea snakes: Snakes of at least five distinct lineages inhabit the marine environment
Sea snakes of Sri Lanka has not received much attention and the last few decades did not see any unprecedented increase in interest in these largely ignored snakes, despite heavy attention has been made on certain other groups of herpetofauna
A new checklist and an overview in ‘general literature’ are much needed. This contribution provides an enumeration of the recorded species, together with an overview of the natural history of the group and a set of field keys for species found in Sri Lankan waters
Summary
Sea snakes: Snakes of at least five distinct lineages inhabit the marine environment. © Taprobanica Nature Conservation Society, 146, Kendalanda, Homagama, Sri Lanka. AN OVERVIEW OF SRI LANKAN SEA SNAKES WITH AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST AND A FIELD KEY
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