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Hydrophis annandalei (LAIDLAW, 1901)

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Higher TaxaElapidae (Hydrophiinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Bighead Sea Snake, Annandale’s sea snake 
SynonymDistira annandalei LAIDLAW 1901: 579
Kolpophis annandalei — SMITH 1926: 106
Kolpophis annandalei — SMITH 1943: 467
Lapemis annandalei — RASMUSSEN 1997: 22
Kolpophis annandalei — RASMUSSEN 1997: 23
Kolpophis annandalei — MURPHY, COX & VORIS 1999
Kolpophis annandalei — DAVID et al. 2004
Kolpophis annandalei — RASMUSSEN et al. 2011
Kolpophis annandalei — WALLACH et al. 2014: 352
Hydrophis annandalei — LEVITON et al. 2014
Hydrophis annandalei — LEE et al. 2016 
DistributionIndian Ocean (W Malaysia, S Vietnam, Indonesia: Borneo, Java), Thailand

Type locality: Patani Bay, Thailand  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.1.17.56 (formerly BMNH 1926.10.18.1), a 500 mm female (N. Annandale, 1899–1900). 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (433 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

Habitat: marine and freshwater (Rasmussen et al. 2001).

Type species: Distira annandalei LAIDLAW 1901: 59 is the type species of the genus Kolpophis SMITH 1926.

Distribution: not in Singapore or not established there (Figueroa et al. 2023).

Abundance: Rare. This is one of the species called 'lost' and 'rediscovered' by Lindken et al. 2024. 
EtymologyNamed after Dr. "Thomas" Nelson Annandale (1876-1924), zoologist and Superintendent of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 
References
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Chan-ard, T., Parr, J.W.K. & Nabhitabhata, J. 2015. A field guide to the reptiles of Thailand. Oxford University Press, NY, 352 pp. [see book reviews by Pauwels & Grismer 2015 and Hikida 2015 for corrections] - get paper here
  • Das, I. 1993. Annandales’s seasnake, Kolpophis annandalei (Laidlaw 1901): a new record for Borneo. Raffles Bull. Zool. 41: 359-361 - get paper here
  • Das, I. 2012. A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford J, ohn Beaufoy Publishing - get paper here
  • DAVID, Patrick; MEREL J. COX, OLIVIER S. G. PAUWELS, LAWAN CHANHOME AND KUMTHORN THIRAKHUPT 2004. Book Review - When a bookreview is not sufficient to say all: an in-depth analysis of a recent book on the snakes of Thailand, with an updated checklist of the snakes of the Kingdom. The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University 4(1): 47-80 - get paper here
  • Laidlaw, F. F 1901. List of a Collection of Snakes, Crocodiles, and Chelonians from the Malay Peninsula, made by members of the "Skeat Expedition," 1899 - 1900. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1901 (2): 575 - 583 - get paper here
  • Lee, Michael S. Y.; Kate L. Sanders, Benedict King, Alessandro Palci 2016. Diversification rates and phenotypic evolution in venomous snakes (Elapidae). R. Soc. open sci., DOI: 10.1098/rsos.150277 - get paper here
  • Leviton, A.E., R.M. Brown, and C.D. Siler. 2014. The dangerously venomous snakes of the Philippine Archipelago. in The Coral Triangle: The 2011 Hearst Biodiversity Philippine Expedition (G.C. Williams and T.M. Gosliner, eds.). California Academy of Sciences, USA, Pp 473–530
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  • Murphy,J.C.; Cox,M.J. & Voris,H.K. 1999. A key to the sea snakes in the gulf of Thailand. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 47: 95-108
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