On the New Record of Rare Sea Snake Chitulia inornata Gray, 1849 (Serpentes: Hydrophiidae) from Australia

V. E. Kharin, V. P. Czeblukov

Abstract


Description of the rare sea snake Chitulia inornata Gray, 1849 in Australian waters (Arafura Sea) is given.

Keywords


Serpentes; Hydrophiidae; Chitulia inornata; Aturia ornata; description; Australia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2005-12-2-99-101

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