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Lambert's sea snake

Hydrophis lamberti

Malcolm Arthur Smith, 1917

In Thai: งูแสมรังสมิธ, ngu saem rang samit

Lambert's sea snake (Hydrophis lamberti) is a marine snake native to waters around Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Serpentes
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Hydrophis
Species
Hydrophis lamberti

Common names

  • English: Lambert's sea snake
  • French: Hydrophide de Lambert
  • Thai: งูแสมรังสมิธ, ngu saem rang samit

Synonyms

  • Chitulia lamberti, Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (2015)
  • Chitulia lamberti, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
  • Chitulia (Chitulia) lamberti, Vladimir Emelyanovich Kharin (2012)
  • Hydrophis lamberti, K.L. Sanders et al. (2012)
  • Chitulia lamberti, Vladimir Emelyanovich Kharin & Irina B. Dotsenko (2012)
  • Hydrophis lamberti, Arne Redsted Rasmussen et al. (2011)
  • Hydrophis lamberti, Nguyen Van Sang et al. (2009)
  • Chitulia lamberti, Vladimir Emelyanovich Kharin (2005)
  • Hydrophis lamberti, John C. Murphy & Merel J. Cox & Harold K. Voris (1999)
  • Hydrophis lapemoides, Tamiya et al. (1983)

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Species in same genus

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Photos

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Range Map

Distribution map of Lambert's sea snake, Hydrophis lamberti in Thailand
  • Bangkok Coast
  • Narathiwat Coast
  • Phuket Coast
  • Ranong Coast
  • Samut Prakan Coast
  • Satun Coast
  • Surat Thani Coast

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Range map of Hydrophis lamberti in Thailand

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