Black-banded Sea Snake

About

Black-banded Sea Snake (Hydrophis nigrocinctus) is a venomous sea snake of the family Elapidae, found in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 9 more. Rare: recorded in only 1 place on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

• Bangladesh
• India
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

• Tropical Rainforest
• Tropical Moist Forest
• Tropical Montane Forest
• Montane Rainforest
• Tropical Dry Forest
• Tropical Seasonal Forest
• Evergreen Forest
• Woodland
• Shallow Coastal Waters
• Western Ghats Rainforest
• Eastern Ghats Dry Forest
• Himalayan Foothill Forest
• Sundarbans Mangrove Forest

Related snakes

• Bighead Sea Snake Hydrophis annandalei
• Hydrophis neglectus
• Common Seasnake Hydrophis schistosus
• Striped Sea Snake Hydrophis fasciatus
• Slender Seasnake Hydrophis gracilis
• Cantor's Narrow-headed Sea Snake Hydrophis cantoris
• King's Seasnake Hydrophis kingii
• Greater Seasnake Hydrophis major
• Anomalous Sea Snake Hydrophis anomalus
• Spotted Sea Snake Hydrophis ocellatus
• Dwarf Seasnake Hydrophis caerulescens
• Ornate Sea Snake Hydrophis ornatus