Hydrophis cyanocinctus   Daudin, 1803

Annulated sea snake

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Not assigned | Squamata | Elapidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Reef-associated; depth range 7 - 40 m (Ref. 356).  Tropical; 49°N - 36°S (Ref. 356)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: from the Persian Gulf to Japan and the Indo-Australian Archipelago.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 70.0  range ? - ? cm Max length : 190 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 801)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Data from Malaya indicate that this sea snake has caused more deaths than any sea snake. A fowl bitten was reported to die in eight minutes (Ref. 88062). Minimum depth from Ref. 103587. Inhabits coastal waters. Ovoviviparous. Feeds on fish (Ref. 801).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

It bears 3 to 16 young in a brood (Ref. 88062).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

de Silva, A. 1994. (Ref. 88062)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 February 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Venomous (Ref. 88062)

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.1 - 29.2, mean 28.1 (based on 1654 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.