Hydrophis brookii Günther, 1872

Brook’s Sea Snake

Hydrophis brookii Günther, 1872:597, fig.— Smith, 1926:99.— David and Ineich, 1999:106.— Stuebing and Inger, 1999:207.— Rasmussen et al., 2011:5.— Leviton, Brown, and Siler, 2014:504.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Sarawak [coast], Borneo, Malaysia. Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.1.57 (formerly BMNH 72.2.16.58; fide Smith [1926:101]).

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION.— Unknown in the Philippines, but it has been reported from South China Sea, along the coast of Sarawak, Borneo (Smith [1926:101]; Stuebing and Inger, [1999:207]), and Vietnam (David and Ineich [1999:106]; Rasmussen [2011:5]).

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES).— Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Sarawak coast of Borneo.

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Least Concern [2016] ver. 3.1.