Hydrophis [Thalassophis] anomalus Schmidt, 1852

Anomalous Sea Snake

Thalassophis anomalus Schmidt, 1852:81 .— Smith, 1926:104, fig. 30.— David and Ineich, 1999:197.— Stuebing and Inger, 1999:221.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:702.

Hydrophis [Thalassophis] anomalus, Leviton, Brown, and Siler, 2014:502 .

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Java, Indonesia. Holotype: ZMH 3342 (formerly ZMH 402 [fide Wallach et al. {2014:702}]),

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION.— Not yet reported from coastal Philippine waters but one record for the northern coast of Borneo [Brunei] and elsewhere in the Gulf of Thailand.

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES).— Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Moluccas), Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Data Deficient [2016] ver. 3.1.