Sentences with phrase «sea snake subspecies»

This is the ambush posture of the new yellow sea snake subspecies Hydrophis platurus xanthos.

Unlike its related species, the yellow - bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus), the yellow sea snake subspecies lives in a significantly more hostile environment — the waters in the gulf are warmer, often turbulent, and the dissolved oxygen in them occasionally drops to extremely low levels.

SEEING YELLOW A newly discovered sea snake subspecies (top) is shorter — and a lot brighter — than its yellow - bellied brethren (bottom).

Not exact matches

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

Carrying its petite frame and all - yellow skin, the recently scrutinized sea snake populations from Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, already seem different enough to be characterized as a new subspecies.