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Jerdon's Sea Snake Kerilia jerdonii is a species of sea snake. Diagnostic Characters- Body subcylindrical, nearly uniform diameter throughout; scales keeled and imbricate, in 17-23 longitudinal rows, 17 on neck, 21-23 (19-21 for the Bay of Bengal) at midbody; head short; pre-frontals usually not in contact with upper labials; 6 upper labials, 3-4 bordering eye; 1 pre- and 1 postocular; 1 large anterior temporal; ventrals 225-253 for the Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Siam (247-278 further east), small, distinct throughout, usually entire; olive above, yellowish or white below, with black dorsal spots of crossbars that form complete bands, especially in young. Total length 1000 mm, tail length 100 mm. Distribution: Indian Ocean (Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar (= Burma), Mergui Archipelago) Coast of Taiwan (China), South China Sea Bay of Bengal (to Sri Lanka Lanka) Along coasts of W Malaysia to Gulf of Thailand Gulf of Siam, Indonesia (Borneo) Race siamensis: Gulf of Thailand Type locality: Madras, India
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- Rasmussen,A.R. & Andersen,M. 1990 The sea snake Kerilia jerdoni Gray (1849): First records from Andaman Sea, Phuket Island, Thailand, with remarks on the two subspecies. The Snake 22: 131-133
