Thalassophina Smith

Rasmussen, Arne Redsted, Elmberg, Johan, Gravlund, Peter & Ineich, Ivan, 2011, Sea snakes (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae) in Vietnam: a comprehensive checklist and an updated identification key, Zootaxa 2894, pp. 1-20 : 9-10

Thalassophina Smith

Thalassophina viperina (Schmidt) : ( Smith, 1926; Bourret, 1934, 1936; Shuntov, 1962; Harding & Welch, 1980; Tran & Nguyên, 1980; Kharin, 1984b; Golay et al., 1993; Tran & Nguyên, 1995; Nguyên & Hó, 1996; Dotsenko, 1999; Nguyên et al., 2005; Kharin, 2006; Nguyên et al., 2009).

Diagnostic characters: Easy to identify by its ventrals, which are broad anteriorly and narrow posteriorly. Scale rows around neck 27–34; scale rows around body 37–50; ventrals 226–274. Maxillary teeth behind fangs 5. Colouration: Body grey above, white below, with or without bands. Size: 95 cm. General distribution: From the Arabian Gulf to South China Sea, Borneo and Java ( David & Ineich, 1999).