Lambert's sea snake

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.

Lambert's sea snake
Hydrophis lamberti in Daanbantayan, Philippines
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Hydrophis
Species:	H. lamberti
Binomial name
Hydrophis lamberti M.A. Smith, 1917
Synonyms[2]
Chitulia lamberti (M.A. Smith, 1917) Chitulia (Chitulia) lamberti (M.A. Smith, 1917)

Etymology

The specific name, lamberti, is in honor of someone named "Lambert". However, 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

H. lamberti is native to marine waters around Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. lamberti is coastal waters with sandy bottoms.^[1]

Reproduction

H. lamberti is ovoviviparous.^[2]