A new subspecies of sea snake, Hydrophis platurus xanthos, from Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica

A new subspecies of sea snake, Hydrophis platurus xanthos, from Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica

We describe a distinctive new subspecies of sea snake from the occasionally anoxic inner-basin waters of Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, based on combined data garnered between 2010 and 2017 for 154 specimens, 123 free-ranging and 31 museum-held. The yellow sea snake, Hydrophis platurus x...

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Main Authors:	Brooke L. Bessesen, Gary J. Galbreath
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pensoft Publishers 2017-07-01
Series:	ZooKeys
Online Access:	https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12682

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