Hydrophis [Kolpophis] annandalei (Laidlaw, 1901), 1801

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 : 458-459

Hydrophis [Kolpophis] annandalei (Laidlaw, 1901)

Annandale’s Sea Snake; Bigheaded Sea Snake

Distira annandalei Laidlaw, 1901:579 , pl. 35.

Kolpophis annandalei, Smith, 1926:106 , fig. 31.— David and Ineich, 1999:121.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:345.

Hydrophis [Kolpophis] annandalei, Leviton, Brown, and Siler, 2014:502 .

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Patani Bay , Malaysia Peninsula. Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.17.56 (formerly BMNH 1926.10.18.1 ; fide Smith [1926:107]).

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION.— Philippines (not yet reported from the Philippines but has been reported from coastal waters of northern Borneo [ Brunei] and Vietnam in the South China Sea as well as the Gulf of Thailand).

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES).— Indonesia (Java), Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand (see David and Ineich [1999:121] for references).

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Data Deficient [2016] ver. 3.1.