GPS sighting points for all sea snakes observed in Golfo Dulce during the 2010 and 2011 distribution study show Hydrophis platurus xanthos to reside in the inner basin, geographically divided from the broader Eastern Pacific population (Bessesen 2012, 2015).

 
 
  Part of: Bessesen BL, Galbreath GJ (2017) A new subspecies of sea snake, Hydrophis platurus xanthos, from Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica. ZooKeys 686: 109-123. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.686.12682