Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature Author Leviton, Alan E. Herpetology Division, Institute of Biodiversity Science & Sustainibility, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, California 94118 & Research Associate, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. aleviton@calacademy.org Author Siler, Cameron D. Department of Biology and Sam Noble Museum, University of Oklahoma, 2401 Chautauqua Ave., Norman, OK 73072 - 7029, USA & Zoology Division, National Museum of the Philippines, Rizal Park, Burgos Ave., Ermita 1000, Manila, Philippines. camsiler@ou.edu Author Weinell, Jeffrey L. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 jweine2@gmail.com Author Brown, Rafe M. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 & Zoology Division, National Museum of the Philippines, Rizal Park, Burgos Ave., Ermita 1000, Manila, Philippines. rafe@ku.edu text Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2018 Oxford, England 2018-03-29 64 14 399 568 http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11512589 journal article 299690 10.5281/zenodo.11512589 d7a23684-9222-422b-868a-6c8712a4fd05 0068-547X 11512589 Hydrophis brookii Günther, 1872 Brook’s Sea Snake Hydrophis brookii Günther, 1872:597 , fig.— Smith, 1926:99 .— David and Ineich, 1999:106.— Stuebing and Inger, 1999:207.— Rasmussen et al., 2011:5 .— Leviton, Brown, and Siler, 2014:504 . TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN ( S ) .— Sarawak [coast], Borneo , Malaysia . Holotype : BMNH 1946.1.1.57 (formerly BMNH 72.2.16.58 ; fide Smith [1926:101] ). PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION .— Unknown in the Philippines , but it has been reported from South China Sea, along the coast of Sarawak , Borneo ( Smith [1926:101] ; Stuebing and Inger, [1999:207]), and Vietnam (David and Ineich [1999:106]; Rasmussen [2011:5] ). GENERAL DISTRIBUTION ( OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES ) .— Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Sarawak coast of Borneo. CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN] .— Least Concern [2016] ver. 3.1.