... ( R s ) of sea snakes that are transitional in the sense of being amphibious and semi-terrestrial. We investigated three species of sea kraits (Elapidae: Laticaudinae) that are common to Orchid Island (Lanyu),Taiwan. Generally, R s of all three species is lower than that characteristic of terrestrial...

...Jeffrey B. Graham; William R. Lowell; Ira Rubinoff; Jorge Motta ABSTRACT During anguilliform swimming at the surface, four half waves are present along the body of the yellow-bellied sea snake Pelamis platurus (Hydrophiidae). As in other anguilliform swimmers, wave amplitude increases towards...