Species Diversity of Sea Snake (Hydrophiidae) Distributed in the Coramantal Coast (East Coast of India)

A detail study of sea snakes (family: Hydrophidae) occurring in the Coramantal coastal region (south east coast of India) has reveled the presence of thirteen species included in five genera. In this study the systematic, ecology, biology and distribution of thirteen species embraced in five genera, which are present in the collections done during 2003 to 2006 are given. The distribution patterns of all the valid species known to occur in the Coramantal coastal region are also included from a detailed study of the literature.