Scientific name
Hydrophis obscurus Daudin, 1803
Alternate names
New Guinea bockadam, South Asian bockadam, Bockadam snake
Order
Squamata
Family
Elapidae
IUCN Read List Category
Least Concern
Distinguishing Morphological Features
Scales on thickest part of body with rounded or bluntly pointed tips, 5–7 maxillary teeth behind fangs; body elongate, ventrals distinct throughout .Young are black in colour with 35–55 bright yellow or whitish dorsal bars.In adults, markings become indistinct and older individuals almost uniform
grayish above, yellowish below.
Biology
Ovovivparous . Total length of males generally 1190 mm, females - 1200 mm; tail length of males- 135 mm & females - 110 mm.
Locality
Not available
Distribution
Indian Ocean (Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar (= Burma), Bangladesh), Thailand
