Hydrophis torquatus Günther, 1864
West coast black-headed sea snake
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Chitulia torquata Günther, 1864
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: c. 20 years ago
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
"Straits of Malacca, Gulf of Thailand and eastern coast of the Malay Peninsula (but not Singapore or the Natuna Sea)"
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Günther, A. (1864). The reptiles of British India. London: Royal Society, 444 pp.
Other references:
Elfes, Cristiane T. et al. (2013). Fascinating and forgotten: the conservation status of marine elapid snakes. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8(1): 37-52.
Rasmussen, A. (2010). Hydrophis torquatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 28 April 2012.
Regalado, Pedro Galán. (2015). Los Anfibios y Reptiles Extinguidos: Herpetofauna Desaparecida Desde el Año 1500. Monografías de la Universidade da Coruña 155: 1-509.