Hydrophis cantoris Ģnther, 1864

Figueroa, Alex, Low, Martyn E. Y. & Lim, Kelvin K. P., 2023, Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution, Zootaxa 5287 (1), pp. 1-378 : 289-290

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5287.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7968388
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scientific name	Hydrophis cantoris Ģnther, 1864
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Treatment

Hydrophis cantoris Ģnther, 1864 — Erroneous.

Cantor’s Narrow–headed Sea Snake

Singapore records.

Hydrophis cantoris —Sworder, 1923: 70.

Remarks. Sworder (1923) suspected the presence of H. cantoris in Singapore because it occurs in waters off Peninsular Malaysia, but no records exist of this species from Singapore.

LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. No specimens.

Additional Singapore museum specimens. No specimens.