Lambert's sea snake explained

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

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.^[1]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. lamberti is coastal waters with sandy bottoms.

Reproduction

H. lamberti is ovoviviparous.^[2]

Further reading

• Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford Univerity Press. 352 pp. (hardcover), (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. . (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).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]
2. www.reptile-database.org.