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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is found in the Gulf of Thailand south to Indonesia (Smith 1926). Records from southwest Java have found the species in coral reef habitats (K. Sanders pers. comm. 2009). It is found in Viet Nam (Kharin 1984). There are two specimens from North Halmahera, Indonesia in Museums in Berlin and Hamburg (verified by A Rasmussen pers. comm. 2009).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Cambodia; Indonesia; Malaysia; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – western central
Additional data:
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Population [top]
Population: There is no population information available for this species.
In 1991, no specimens were found in the whole of the Gulf of Thailand (A. Rasmussen pers. comm. 2009).
Since 2000, several individuals from southwest Java have been collected (K. Sanders pers. comm. 2009).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: There is very little information on habitats and ecology for this species. It has been collected from coral reefs in southwest Java (Banten, Indonesia) (K Sanders pers. comm. 2009).
Systems: Marine
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no known major threats to this species. Coastal development is a threat and may cause localized declines.
This species is also strongly associated with coral reefs and the degradation of this habitat is likely to pose a threat to species persistence. Mass coral bleaching occurs in association with episodes of elevated sea surface temperature and results in significant losses of live coral (Hoegh-Guldberg 1999). This reduces habitat complexity, with a consequent decrease in prey abundance (Pratchett et al. 2008) and the loss of refuge sites. Climate change may thus threaten all sea snakes which are coral reef specialists (Francis 2006).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no species-specific conservation measures in place.
Citation: Rasmussen, A., Sanders, K. & Lobo, A. 2010. Thalassophis anomalus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176742A7295223. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176742A7295223.en. Downloaded on 03 July 2017.
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