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Yellow-bellied sea snake
Pelamis - Daudin, 1803

Pronunciation: pel-AH-miss
Etymology:

Taxonomic notes:

Notes:
Statistics: Reproductive modes:
Live-bearing - 1 out of 1 Australian species

Size range:
Smallest Australian species: yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) at 70 cm
 Longest Australian species: yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) at up to 100 cm
Number of Australian species: 1
 

yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus)
Marcus Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
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yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) distribution range map Pelamis platurus
Yellow-bellied sea snake
Year described
(Linnaeus 1766)
Description

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