Hydrophis lapemoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophiinae
Genus: Hydrophis
Species: Hydrophis lapemoides

Name

• Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray, 1849)

Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.7.2 (formerly BMNH III.3.3.a), ♀, presented by Zoological Society. [designated by Günther (1864: 375)]

Type locality: “India, Ceylon”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Ceylon” by Günther (1864: 375).

Combinations

• Aturia lapemoides Gray, 1849: 46 [original combination]
• Hydrophis lapemoides — Günther, 1864: 375 [subsequent combination]
• Distira lapemoides — Boulenger, 1890: 412 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1849. Catalogue of the specimens of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Edward Newman: London. i–xv + 1–125. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hydrophis lapemoides. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 May 2019.
• Rasmussen, A., Sanders, K. & Lobo, A. 2010. IUCN: Hydrophis lapemoides  (Least Concern) (errata version published in 2016). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176741A98102816. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176741A7294992.en

Vernacular names

English: Arabian Gulf Sea Snake