| 词条 | Hydrophis viperinus |
| 释义 |
| name = Viperine sea snake | image = | image_caption = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | genus = Hydrophis | species = viperinus | authority = (Schmidt, 1852) | synonyms = Praescutata viperina (Schmidt, 1852)Thalassophina viperina (Schmidt, 1852) | range_map = | range_map_caption = }}Hydrophis viperinus, the viperine sea snake, is a species of Elapidae (Hydrophiinae-sea snake) and Thalassophina viperina is its synonym. It is thought to be naturally rare but widespread.[1] It is venomous.[2] Diagnostic charactersScales hexagonal, juxtaposed, in 27-34 rows on the neck, 37-50 at midbody; ventrals 226-274, anteriorly about half the width of the body, narrowing posterior to about twice the width of the adjacent scales, or slightly less; head shields entire, nostrils superior, nasal shields in contact with one another; prefrontals longer than broad, not in contact with upper labials; 1, rarely 2, pre- and 1-2 postoculars; 7-9 upper labials, 3-5 bordering eye (sometimes only 3-4 or 4-5); usually 1 anterior temporal, occasionally 2 or 3; body color, more or less bicolored, gray above, white below, the 2 usually clearly demarked on the sides, often with 25-35 dark rhomboidal spots, rarely with dark bands. Total length males 925 mm, females 820 mm; tail length males 100 mm, females 80 mm. DistributionNorthern coasts of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific: from the Persian Gulf to around India to Indonesia and southern China. IUCN lists the following countries: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India (Andaman Is., Nicobar Is.), Indonesia, Iran Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.[1] References1. ^1 2 {{IUCN| id = 176711| taxon = Hydrophis viperinus| assessor = Rasmussen, A.| assessor2 = Sanders, K.| assessor3 = Lobo, A.| last-assessor-amp = yes| assessment_year = 2010| version = 2012.2| accessdate = 28 October 2012}} 2. ^{{NRDB species|genus=Praescutata |species=viperina|date=28 October|year=2012}}
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