Yellow-bellied sea snake: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the yellow-bellied sea snake lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hydrophis platurus
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Asia, North America, Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Elapidae

Where does the yellow-bellied sea snake live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-bellied sea snake in 6 countries and territories across Asia, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the yellow-bellied sea snake endangered?

The yellow-bellied sea snake’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the yellow-bellied sea snake?

The yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Elapidae, genus Hydrophis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow-bellied sea snake

The yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) is an extremely venomous species of snake from the subfamily Hydrophiinae (the sea snakes) found in tropical oceanic waters around the world except for the Atlantic Ocean. For many years, it was placed in the monotypic genus Pelamis, but recent molecular evidence indicates it lies within the genus Hydrophis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-bellied sea snake (revision 1370716368), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1247379 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).