| Common Name | Hook-nosed sea snake |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | de Silva, A., 1994 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd Modifier | morphology |
| Remarks | 'snake', from Old English 'snaca', i.e., 'to crawl'. |