Enhydrina Gray

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 : 4

Enhydrina Gray

Enhydrina schistosa (Daudin) : ( Smith, 1920; Bourret, 1934, 1936; Shuntov, 1962; Pickwell, 1972; Minton, 1975; Harding & Welch, 1980; Tran & Nguyên, 1980; Kharin, 1984b; Gasperetti, 1988; Welch, 1988; Golay et al., 1993; Tran & Nguyên, 1995; Nguyên & Hó, 1996; Nguyên et al., 2005; Kharin, 2006; Nguyên et al., 2009).

Diagnostic characters: Mental narrow, elongated and hidden in a groove. Scale rows around neck 40–55; scale rows around body 49–66; ventrals small but distinct, sometimes missing in the most anterior part of body, 239–322. Maxillary teeth behind fangs 3–4. Colouration: Body grey or bluish-grey above, whitish-grey below, with dark or black bands, which usually disappear with age. Size: 140 cm. General distribution: Arabian Gulf, India, Sri Lanka, Indo-Malayan Archipelago, South China Sea, Indonesia and the Australian region ( David & Ineich, 1999). Remarks: Aggressive and highly venomous.