Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803

Leviton, Alan E., Siler, Cameron D., Weinell, Jeffrey L. & Brown, Rafe M., 2018, Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Oxford, England) 64 (14), pp. 399-568 : 462

Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803

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Annulated Sea Snake; Many-banded Sea Snake; Bluebanded Sea Snake

Hydrophis cyanocinctus Daudin, 1803 , 7:383.— Smith, 1926:56, fig. 20; 1943:454.— David and Ineich, 1999:108.— Whitaker and Captain, 2004:392, photo (p. 303).— Leviton, Brown, and Siler, 2014:505, figs. 19B, 20B, 23B, 25B, 26A–B, 39.— Sanders, Lee, Mumpuni, Bertozzi, and Rasmussen, 2013:579 et seq.— Pyron, Burbrink, and Wiens, 2013:28, fig. 24.— Supsup, Puna, Asis, Redoblado, Panaguinit, Guinto, Rico, Diesmos, Brown, and Mallari, 2016:169. Leioselasma cyanocincta, Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:358 .

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Sunderbunds [= Sunderbans] (Ganges Delta), India. Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.9.23 (formerly BMNH 96.3.25.6 ; fide Smith [1926:61]) (see also Russell [1801:pl. 9] [fide David and Ineich {1999:108}]).

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION ( Map 17C [p. 128]).— Cebu, Luzon (Prov.: Cavite [Manila Bay]; Manila [Manila Bay]), Mindanao (Prov.: Basilan [Pilas Id.]), Visayan region [fide Alcala {1986a:164}]).

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES).— Extensive range from Persian/Arabian Gulf east to Indonesia and north to the Idzu Sea, Japan (see David and Ineich [1999:108] for details).

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Least Concern [2016] ver. 3.1.