Hydrophis platurus
species of reptile
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Summary
Hydrophis platurus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,087 views/month, #871 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Hydrophis[5]
- Taxon name: Hydrophis platurus[6]
- Commons category: Hydrophis platurus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hydrophis platurus[8]
- Commons gallery: Hydrophis platurus[9]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10]
- Original combination: Anguis platura[11]
- Taxon synonym: Pelamis platura[12], Anguis platura[13]
- Short name: H. platurus[14]
- Taxon common name: Yellow-bellied sea snake[15], Pélamide ou Serpent marin noir et jaune[16], セグロウミヘビ[17], pęz dwubarwny[18], 長吻海蛇[19], 黑背海蛇[20], Samengedrukte zeeslang[21], 长吻海蛇[22]
- Taxon author citation: Linnaeus, 1766[23]
- Taxon range: People's Republic of China[24]
- NZTCS conservation status: not threatened[25]
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Identifiers
Hydrophis platurus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 35164[26]. Hydrophis platurus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8688[27]. Hydrophis platurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 37135449[28]. Hydrophis platurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7674056[29]. Hydrophis platurus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1057602[30].
Why It Matters
Hydrophis platurus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]