This is unusual for reptiles , because their skin is thick and scaly , but experiments with the black-and-yellow sea snake , Pelamis platurus ( a pelagic species ) , have shown this species can satisfy about 25 % of its oxygen requirements in this manner , which allows for prolonged dives .
Experiments with the black-and-yellow sea snake , Pelamis platurus ( a pelagic species ) , have shown that this species can get about 20 % of its oxygen in this manner , which allows for longer dives .