Hydrophis viperinus

Hydrophis viperinus

Viperine sea snake

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Hydrophis viperinus

Hydrophis viperinus, the viperine sea snake, is a species of Elapidae (Hydrophiinae-sea snake) and Thalassophina viperina is its synonym. It is thought to be naturally rare but widespread. It is venomous.

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Geography

Northern coasts of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific: from the Persian Gulf to around India to Indonesia and southern China. IUCN lists the following countries: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India (Andaman Is., Nicobar Is.), Indonesia, Iran Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.

References

1. Hydrophis viperinus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrophis_viperinus
2. Hydrophis viperinus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176711/136259318

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