First Record of Laticauda semifasciata (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae: Laticaudinae) from Korea

The Chinese sea snake Laticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt in Schlegel, 1837) is newly reported from Korean waters based on three specimens collected from Jeju Island, Korea, in August, September, and November 2015. This is the first time that the genus Laticauda and subfamily Laticaudinae has been rep...

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Published inAnimal systematics, evolution and diversity Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 148 - 152
Main Authors Park, Jaejin, Kim, Il-Hun, Koo, Kyo-Sung, Park, Daesik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Seoul Korean Society of Systematic Zoology 01.04.2016
Subjects
Aquatic reptiles
Chinese sea snake
Hydrophiinae
Laticauda semifasciata
Laticaudinae
sea snake
Snakes
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ISSN2234-6953
2234-8190
DOI10.5635/ASED.2016.32.2.148

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Summary:The Chinese sea snake Laticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt in Schlegel, 1837) is newly reported from Korean waters based on three specimens collected from Jeju Island, Korea, in August, September, and November 2015. This is the first time that the genus Laticauda and subfamily Laticaudinae has been reported from Korean waters. The subfamily Laticaudinae has ventrals that are four to five times wider than the adjacent dorsals, which are unlike the ventrals that are similar or up to two times wider than adjacent dorsals in the subfamily Hydrophiinae. Laticauda semifasciata is distinct from other species because it has three prefrontals and its rostrals are horizontally divided into two. As the result of this report, four species (L. semifasciata, Hydrophis (Pelamis) platurus, Hydrophis cyanocinctus, and H. melanocephalus) of sea snakes have been reported in Korean waters.
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ISSN:2234-6953
2234-8190
DOI:10.5635/ASED.2016.32.2.148