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Taxon ID: 54,993 Total records: 39,143

Hydrophis viperinus

Country

Country	Singapore
Continent Ocean	Asia

Classification

Kingdom	Animalia (COL)
Phylum	Chordata (COL)
Class	Reptilia (COL)
Order	Squamata (COL)
Family	Elapidae (COL)

Taxonomy

Genus	Hydrophis	Reference
SubGenus		Vernacular Name
Species	viperinus	IUCN Threat Status-Year	Least Concern, 2010
SubSpecies		Nat'l Threat Status-Year	Not Evaluated, 2000
Infraspecies		Reason for Change
Infraspecies Rank		CITES
Taxonomic Group	Reptiles	Native Status	Native
Scientific Name Author	Schmidt, 1852	Country Distribution	Singapore
Citation		Description	Brief Summary Notes learn more about this article Holotype: ZMH 404 . Type-locality: Java. Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 (CC BY-NC 3.0) © Mohammadi, Shabnam Source: Snake Species of the World TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article Common Names learn more about this article Viperine sea snake Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 (CC BY-NC 3.0) © Mohammadi, Shabnam Source: Snake Species of the World TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article Distribution Range Description learn more about this article This species is known from the Arabian Gulf to Pakistan, around India to Indonesia and southern China (Heatwole 1999). There is record of a single specimen being caught off Phuket Island from the west coast of peninsular Thailand (Rasmussen 1985). The species appears to be very rare in that area. There are no records from the Philippines (J. Gatus pers. comm. 2009). Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Source: IUCN TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article learn more about this article Continent: Asia Distribution: Indian Ocean, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Chinese Sea, northeast to coastal region of Fujian and Strait of Taiwan, Vietnam, Persian Gulf (Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE), etc.) to Bay of Bengal coasts of Malay Peninsula and Indonesia (Java, Borneo, Sumatra) Gulf of Thailand, Myanmar (= Burma). Type locality: Java. Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) © Peter Uetz Source: The Reptile Database TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article learn more about this article Persian Gulf east through northern Indian Ocean to Malay Peninsula and Indonesia (Borneo, java, Sumatra); South China Sea. Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 (CC BY-NC 3.0) © Mohammadi, Shabnam Source: Snake Species of the World TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article ECOLOGY Habitat Habitat and Ecology learn more about this article Habitat and Ecology The maximum size is approximately 97 cm TL (captured in a trawl in Goa, India; A. Lobo pers. comm. 2009). Feeds on spiny flatheads in India (A. Lobo pers. comm. 2009) and on eels and gobies (Voris and Voris 1983). Found in muddy soft bottom habitats. An average of 3-4 large young and high reproductive effort (Lemen and Voris 1981). It generally occurs in slighter deeper waters (15 - 30m) ( A. Lobo pers. comm.). Systems Marine Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Source: IUCN TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article CONSERVATION Conservation Status IUCN Red List Assessment learn more about this article Red List Category LC Least Concern Red List Criteria Version 3.1 Year Assessed 2010 Assessor/s Rasmussen, A., Sanders, K. & Lobo, A. Reviewer/s Livingstone, S.R., Elfes, C.T., Polidoro, B.A. & Carpenter, K.E. (Global Marine Species Assessment Coordinating Team) Contributor/s Justification This species is widespread, although thought to be naturally rare. There are several specimens in museum collections. There are no known major threats as it lives in deeper waters, although it is captured occasionally in trawl fisheries bycatch. This species is listed as Least Concern. Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Source: IUCN TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article Trends Population learn more about this article Population Generally rare throughout its range. This is quite a rare species caught in trawls in Goa, India (A. Lobo pers. comm. 2009). Also rare in trawls in the Andaman Sea and uncommon on the west coast of Thailand, but more common in Viet Nam (A. Rasmussen pers. comm. 2009). Six specimens (out of 83) were collected from fishermen in Makassar, South Sulawesi in March and April 2010. Reportedly caught in nets (using lamps) near coral reefs around Pulau Baranglompo (K. Sanders and Mumpuni pers. comms. 2010). Population Trend Unknown Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Source: IUCN TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article Threats learn more about this article Major Threats It is caught as bycatch in trawl fishing operations (A. Lobo pers. comm. 2009). Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Source: IUCN TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article Management Conservation Actions learn more about this article Conservation Actions There are no species-specific conservation measures in place. Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Source: IUCN TRUSTED article rating from 0 people Default rating: 2.5 of 5 comment on or rate this article
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Date Last Modified	2017-07-03 14:28:46
Institution Code	ACBBISS-SG
Collection Code	54993
Catalog Number	ACBBISS-SG-54993
Record URL	http://eol.org/pages/793635/overview; http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2016/details/species/id/7e6f036f313220844c931a9819ab2474/synonym/c3218ea4eb00abed0c53ac241f1e0e40; http://www.iucnredlist.org; http://www.catalogueoflife.org

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Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Hydrophis viperinus, click this link: Synonyms.	Diseira praescutata Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 ¦ Disteira viperina Stejneger, 1907 ¦ Distira viperina Boulenger, 1896 ¦ Hydrophis doliata Fischer, 1856 ¦ Hydrophis jayakari Boulenger, 1887 ¦ Hydrophis plumbea Murray, 1887 ¦ Hydrophis schistosus Boulenger, 1896 ¦ Lapemis viperina Mcdowell & Jenner, 1988 ¦ Praescutata viperina Wall, 1921 ¦ Thalassophina viperina Smith, 1926 ¦ Thalassophina viperinus Welch, 1994 ¦ Thalassophis viperina Schmidt, 1852 ¦ Thalassophis viperinus Grossmann & Tillack, 2001 ¦
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Hydrophis viperinus, click this link: Common Names.	Viperine Sea Snake ()
Localities To Manage Localities for Hydrophis viperinus, click this link: Localities.	No Locality records in database.

Species Record Updated By: Carlos Aurelio Callangan