Lambert's sea snake
| Lambert's sea snake | |
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| Hydrophis lamberti in Daanbantayan, Philippines | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Hydrophis |
| Species: | H. lamberti
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrophis lamberti M.A. Smith, 1917
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Lambert's sea snake (Hydrophis lamberti) is a species of marine venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, lamberti, is in honor of someone named "Lambert". However, unfortunately, Malcolm A. Smith, in his original description of this species, did not divulge the identity of that person, and he or she remains unknown.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]H. lamberti is native to marine waters around Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of H. lamberti is coastal waters with sandy bottoms.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]H. lamberti is ovoviviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rasmussen, A.; Gatus, J. (2010). "Hydrophis lamberti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T176754A7297862. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176754A7297862.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Species Hydrophis lamberti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hydrophis lamberti, p. 149).
Further reading
[edit]- Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford Univerity Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback). (Chitulia lamberti, p. 279).
- Nguyen SV, Ho CT, Nguyen TQ (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira / Serprnts Tale. 768 pp. ISBN 978-3899734621. (Hydrophis lamberti).
- Rasmussen AR (1989). "An analysis of Hydrophis ornatus (Gray), H. lamberti Smith, and H. inornatus (Gray) (Hydrophiidae, Serpentes) based on samples from various localities, with remarks on feeding and breeding biology of H. ornatus ". Amphibia-Reptilia 10: 397–417. (Hydrophis lamberti, pp. 410–414, Figures 11–12).
- Smith MA (1917). "Preliminary Diagnoses of Four New Sea Snakes". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2: 340–342. (Hydrophis lamberti, new species, p. 340).
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