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Ovoviviparity in Sea-Snakes

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MR. SMEDLEY'S note on viviparity in the sea-snake (Laticauda colubrina) in NATURE of Aug. 30, p. 312, needs some comment. My statement (which he quotes) that all sea-snakes are viviparous was not a reiteration of that of previous authors, but a confirmation, based upon personal knowledge of the group. In the light of fresh information, however, it requires some qualification.

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SMITH, M. Ovoviviparity in Sea-Snakes. Nature 126, 568 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/126568a0

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