Fig. 1From: Chinese sea snake (Laticauda semifasciata) misidentified as slender-necked sea snake in previous published account in KoreaPhotographs of Laticauda semifasciata, caught in 1995 and misidentified as Hydrophis melanocephalus in Lee et al. (2003). Arrows in each photograph indicate an important classification trait for the species: paddle-like tail (a), enlarged ventral scales (b), and “V”-shaped stripes on the body trunk (c)Back to article page