Animal Profile IUCN: LC

Hydrophis ornatus

Hydrophis ornatus，Black-spotted sea snake, pale grey sea snake

The Latin name of the pale gray sea snake Hydrophis ornatus is a reptile of the genus Hydrophis in the family Elapidae.The pale gray sea snake lives in the ocean. It eats eels and also eats dead fish when it is raised. It is ovoviviparous.Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key

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Scientific Name Hydrophis ornatus，Black-spotted sea snake, pale grey sea snake

Length About 1 meter

Weight No verification information

Lifespan About 20 years

IUCN Status LC

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The Latin name of the pale gray sea snake Hydrophis ornatus is a reptile of the genus Hydrophis in the family Elapidae.

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The pale gray sea snake lives in the ocean. It eats eels and also eats dead fish when it is raised. It is ovoviviparous.

Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".

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Profile Details

Key characteristics, appearance, and habitat information.

Traits & Behavior

The back of the head is black, olive or gray, and the back of the body and tail is light gray or olive with wide black or dark ring spots

Appearance

The total length is about 1 meter. The head is large, the snout is blunt and round, the nostrils are dorsal, and the body is very laterally flattened. There are 7 (2-2-3) scales on the upper lip, no cheek scales; 1 preorbital scale, 2 postorbital scales; 2+3 temporal scales. There are 33-41 rows of dorsal scales in the neck, 40-49 rows in the thickest part of the body, which are hexagonal, slightly imbricate or inlaid, with a central tubercle or short ridge; there are 231-299 ventral scales, which are wider in the front, twice as long as the adjacent dorsal scales, and narrower in the back; the preanal scales are slightly larger. The dorsal part of the head is black, olive or gray, the dorsal part of the body and tail is light gray or olive, with 51-59+9-11 black or dark wide ring spots, which do not reach the center of the abdomen; the abdomen is light yellow or white.