Borneo Sea Snake ID, please

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Hans Breuer (twoton)
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Borneo Sea Snake ID, please

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Hi all,

I'm really terrible with sea snakes ... would someone please kindly ID this critter? A friend found it at a beach close to Lundu, western Sarawak, Borneo.

Thanks very much in advance!

Hans

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Re: Borneo Sea Snake ID, please

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Hans,
This looks like a Common Beaked Sea Snake (Hydrophis schistosus), it used to be known as Enhydrina schistosa but was changed in 2012 to its current scientific name. I observed this species in Sri Lanka and it looks identical to the ones I found. I hope this helps.
-Paul
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Re: Borneo Sea Snake ID, please

Post by Hans Breuer (twoton) »

Thank you, Paul! FWIW, I also asked Indraneil Das, who leans towards Hydrophis brooki.
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