Rediscovery of the yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) in South Korea (Squamata: Elapidae)
oleh: Il-Hun Kim, Chang-Ho Yi, Jaejin Park, Min-Seop Kim, In-Young Cho, Jong-Gwan Kim, Daesik Park
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2020-09-01 |
Deskripsi
We report the rediscovery of the yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) in South Korea based on four specimens collected in Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, between June 2017 and November 2018. Detailed morphological characteristics and the phylogenetic positions of the specimens, based on a comparison of partial mitochondrial Cytb gene sequences among congeneric species, are provided and used for species identification.