While some herpetologists have regarded laticaudids as close relatives of sea snakes proper, McDowell (1969, 1987) argued that laticaudids were most closely related to Asiatic coral snakes (Calliophis and Maticora), American coral snakes (Micrurus and Micruroides) and Parapistocalamus (a poorly known snake of New Guinea and Bougainville Island: it’s apparently a specialist eater of snail eggs), and this has since been quite widely supported by other snake workers (e.g.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-07-01] Reference