Hydrophis lapemoides

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Persian Gulf Sea Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Hydrophiidae Genus: Hydrophis Species: H. lapemoides
Binomial name
Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray, 1849)

Persian Gulf Sea Snake Hydrophis lapemoides is a species of sea snake. Distribution: Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf coasts off Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India Malaysia (Penang island), Singapore, Thailand

[edit] External links

• EMBL reptile database

[edit] References

• Bussarawitt,S.; Rasmussen, A.R. & Andersen, M. 1989 A preliminary study on sea snakes (Hydrophiidae) from Phuket Harbor, Phuket Island, Thailand. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc., Bangkok 37 (2): 209-225
• Rasmussen,A.R. 1993 The status of the Persian Gulf sea snake Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray 1849) (Serpentes: Hydrophiidae) [includes a redescription]. Bull. nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (zool.) 59 (2): 97-105