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Redescription of a Russian finding of the erabu sea krait Pseudolaticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt in Schlegel, 1837), with remarks about species composition of sea snakes (Serpentes: Laticaudidae, Hydrophiidae) in Russian and Adjacent Waters

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Redescription of a single Russian finding of the erabu seakrait Pseudolaticauda semifasciata is provided and all findings of sea snakes in Russian territory are listed. A key for the identification of sea snakes of the Sea of Japan is provided.

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Kharin, V.E. Redescription of a Russian finding of the erabu sea krait Pseudolaticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt in Schlegel, 1837), with remarks about species composition of sea snakes (Serpentes: Laticaudidae, Hydrophiidae) in Russian and Adjacent Waters. Russ J Mar Biol 35, 8–14 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063074009010027

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