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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Preliminary observations on the reproductive biology of six species of Sri Lankan sea snakes (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) |
Author: | de Silva, A. Ukuwela, K. Sivaruban, A. Sanders, K. |
Citation: | Salamandra (Frankfurt), 2011; 47(4):193-198 |
Publisher: | Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde e.V. |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
ISSN: | 0036-3375 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Anslem de Silva, Kanishka D. B. Ukuwela, Abyerami Sivaruban and Kate L. Sanders |
Abstract: | We report on observations on the reproductive biology of viviparous sea snakes (Hydrophiinae) collected from marine fishing bycatches in Sri Lanka. Reproductive conditions were classified only in females by checking for the presence of eggs, embryos and vitellogenic follicles. A total of 33 specimens belonging to six species (Enhydrina schistosa, Hydrophis cyanocinctus, Hydrophis fasciatus, Hydrophis gracilis, Lapemis curtus and Thalassophina viperina) were represented by indi¬viduals in active reproductive condition. The total number of eggs and embryos in females ranged from 3 to 16; the lowest number of eggs was observed in T. viperina and the highest in E. schistosa. These findings are among the first to be recorded for some species of sea snakes in the South Asian region. |
Rights: | © 2011 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde e.V. (DGHT), Rheinbach, Germany |
Grant ID: | ARC |
Description (link): | http://www.salamandra-journal.com/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=72 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Earth and Environmental Sciences publications Environment Institute publications |
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