Hydrophis fasciatus
Striped Sea Snake
As recorded: Hydrophis fasciatus (Schneider, 1799)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Elapidae
- Collected by
- M A Smith?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: JRH 6570
- Locality
- "Malaya"
- Region
- Malaysia
- Identified by
- J R Hendrickson
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hydrophis fasciatus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-09.
2026-03-09
Srinivasa Puram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600028, India
(c) V.Arun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-11
Kota Belud, MY-SA, MY
(c) victorcid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-27
Java Sea, East Java, ID
(c) Rosario Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-12-29
Penang
(c) Alexius, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-03
Pantai Jetis
(c) R.A. Sugianto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2019-12-22
Chandrabai Nagar, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400049, India
(c) Mayur Fulmali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Hydrophis fasciatus. BPBM 40845. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090174190. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/40845.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090174190 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026