Species of Thailand
Persian Gulf sea snake
Hydrophis lapemoides
John Edward Gray, 1849
In Thai: งูแสมรังอ่าวเปอร์เซีย
Persian Gulf Sea Snake Hydrophis lapemoides is a species of venomous Elapidae (Hydrophiinae-sea snake).
Distribution
Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf coasts off Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia (Penang island), Singapore, Thailand.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Serpentes
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Hydrophis
- Species
- Hydrophis lapemoides
Common names
- English:
- Persian Gulf sea snake
- Arabian Gulf sea snake
- Thai: งูแสมรังอ่าวเปอร์เซีย
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)