Hydrophis ornatus explained

Hydrophis ornatus, commonly known as the ornate reef sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae.

Distribution

This snake-species is found to occur in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China (Coasts of Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong and Shandong), India (from Gujarat, through Kerala and Tamil Nadu to West Bengal), Indonesia (Bali, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra and other Island coasts), Iran, Iraq, Japan (incl. Ryukyu Is.), Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam.^[1] It is also reported from Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales),^[2] Brunei, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu^[3] Kiribati^[4] and Iraq.^[5]

Further reading

• Bussarawitt, S.; Rasmussen, A.R. & Andersen, M. 1989. A preliminary study on sea snakes (Hydrophiidae) from Phuket Harbor, Phuket Island, Thailand. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc., Bangkok 37 (2): 209–225.
• Gray, J.E. 1842. Monographic Synopsis of the Water Snakes, or the Family of Hydridae. The Zoological Miscellany pp. 59–68.
• Mittleman, M.B. 1947. Geographic variation in the sea snake, Hydrophis ornatus (Gray) Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 60: 1–8.
• Rasmussen, A.R. 1989. An analysis of Hydrophis ornatus (Gray), H. lamberti Smith, and H. inornatus (Gray) (Hydrophiidae, Serpentes) based on samples from various localities, with remarks on feeding and breeding biology of H. ornatus. Amphibia-Reptilia 10: 397–417.

Notes and References

1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Hydrophis ornatus. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 15 February 2009. Rasmussen. A..
2. Web site: Hydrophis ornatus.
3. Web site: WCH Clinical Toxinology Resources.
4. Web site: Country List - Hydrophis ornatus.
5. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Hydrophis ornatus. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 15 February 2009. Rasmussen. A..