Aipysurus Lacepède

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

Aipysurus Lacepède

Aipysurus eydouxii (Gray) : ( Bourret, 1934, 1936; Minton, 1975; Tran & Nguyên, 1980; Kharin, 1984b; Welch, 1988; Nguyên & Hó, 1996; Dotsenko, 1999; Nguyên et al., 2005; Kharin, 2006; Nguyên et al., 2009).

Diagnostic characters: Maxillary bone extending forward beyond palatine. Large ventrals, each being at least three times as broad as the adjacent body scales. Scale rows around neck 15–17; scale rows around body 17; 124– 155 ventrals, slightly notched on posterior border. Maxillary teeth behind fangs 7–12 and very small. Colouration: Body brownish or olive green above, paler below, with yellow or pale brown irregular bands, which may expand laterally and break up ventrally. Scales within bands usually with dark margins. Size: 110 cm. General distribution: West Malaysia, Gulf of Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Australian region ( David & Ineich, 1999). Remarks: The only species in the genus Aipysurus found outside the Australian region.