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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Distributed around the east coast of India, Bangladesh (A. Rasmussen pers. comm. 2009), Sri Lanka and Myanmar (Smith 1926). It is known to occur in waters along the east coast of India in the Bay of Bengal sea (A. Lobo pers. comm. 2009).
David and Ineich (1999) restricted the type locality to India.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India; Myanmar; Sri Lanka
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – eastern
Additional data:
? Lower depth limit (metres): 8
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Population [top]
Population: There is very little population information for this species. In Chittagong, Bangladesh they were quite common: approximately 50 specimens were captured in two bag nets in 1991 (A. Rasmussen pers. comm. 2009). There are no records from other parts of the range since Smith (1943).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Smith (1926) made record of this species existing in rivers in the Bago Division. Little is known of the habitat preference of this snake. It spends most of its time in near-shore areas but may venture up to 50 km in the open sea or into rivers. It feeds entirely on fish.
Recorded to occur over soft muddy bottoms in turbid waters (A. Rasmussen pers. comm. 2009).
Very little is known about the reproductive behaviour of this snake. It is known to be viviparous and the brood size is often under ten. The exact length of the neonates upon birth is not known. It is most likely to be around 350 mm. The maximum length is about 10 0cm.
Systems: Freshwater; Marine
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are unlikely to be any major threats in Bangledesh (A. Rasmussen. pers. comm. 2009). Bycatch is possibly a threat in some areas (A. Lobo pers. comm. 2009).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no species specific conservation measures for this species, but it may occur in protected areas.
No sea snake species is currently listed by CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora).
Citation: Rasmussen, A. & Lobo, A. 2010. Hydrophis stricticollis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176733A7292717. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176733A7292717.en. Downloaded on 13 July 2016.
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