Kloss' sea snake
Strait of Malacca, Gulf of Thailand. West Malaysia, Indonesia (Borneo [Sabah], Sumatra).
Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.10.8 (formerly BMNH 1920.6.3.7).
Type-locality: Coast of Thuala Selangor [Malay Peninsula].
Hydrophis klossi, commonly known as Kloss's sea snake or Kloss' sea snake, is a species of sea snake in the family Elapidae.[2] Like all other sea snakes, it is venomous. The species is endemic to the Indian Ocean.
H. klossi is found in the Indian Ocean in Cambodia, Indonesia (Sumatra), Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand (including Phuket), and Vietnam.[1]
The body of H. klossi is olive dorsally and yellowish ventrally, with black rings, which are wider than the interspaces on the dorsum, but narrower on the venter. Head black with yellowish spots.
The type specimen is 90 cm (35 inches) in total length, which includes a tail 7.5 cm (3 inches) long.
The dorsal scales are imbricate (overlapping), smooth on the anterior part of the body, keeled on the posterior part, and arranged in 33 rows around the thickest part of the body (in 25 rows around the neck). The ventrals number 360.
The head is small, and the body is very slender anteriorly. The diameter of the eye is slightly less than its distance from the mouth. The rostral is slightly broader than deep. The frontal is very small, as long as broad, less than half as large as the supraocular. There is one anterior temporal. There are five upper labials, the fourth (or third and fourth) entering the eye. There are two pairs of chin shields, which are in contact with each other. The ventrals are only slightly larger than the contiguous scales.[3]
H. klossi is named after Cecil Boden Kloss (1877–1949), director of the Raffles Museum in Singapore from 1923 to 1932.[4]
Hydrophis klossi, commonly known as Kloss's sea snake or Kloss' sea snake, is a species of sea snake in the family Elapidae. Like all other sea snakes, it is venomous. The species is endemic to the Indian Ocean.
Hydrophis klossi Hydrophis generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Hydrophiidae familian sailkatuta dago.
Hydrophis klossi Hydrophis generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Hydrophiidae familian sailkatuta dago.
Hydrophis klossi ou Hydrophide de Kloss est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Elapidae[1].
Cette espèce marine se rencontre dans les eaux du Viêt Nam, du Cambodge, de Thaïlande, de Malaisie péninsulaire et de Sumatra en Indonésie[1].
Hydrophis klossi[1] mesure jusqu'à 142 cm. Sa tête est gris sombre parfois marquée d'une tache claire en forme de fer à cheval assez peu distincte. Son corps est gris jaunâtre et présente entre 50 et 75 bandes sombres ou noires qui, au niveau du dos, sont plus larges que l'espace les séparant. C'est un serpent venimeux.
Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur de Cecil Boden Kloss[1].
Hydrophis klossi est species anguium marinorum familiae Hydrophiidarum.[1]
Hydrophis klossi est in Oceano Indico, Malaesia occidentali, Thailandia (Phuket incluso), Indonesia (Sumatra) endemica.
Anguis ex Cecil Boden Kloss? (1877–1949), directore Musei Rafflesiani Singapurae a 1923 ad 1932, appellatur.
Hydrophis klossi est species anguium marinorum familiae Hydrophiidarum.
Hydrophis klossi là một loài rắn trong họ Rắn hổ. Loài này được Boulenger mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1912.[1]
Hydrophis klossi là một loài rắn trong họ Rắn hổ. Loài này được Boulenger mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1912.