Arabian Gulf Sea Snake
Hydrophis lapemoides
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Sea Snake
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Hydrophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 8
- How common
- Recorded in 23 places on iNaturalist
About
Arabian Gulf Sea Snake (Hydrophis lapemoides) is a venomous sea snake of the family Elapidae, found in Bahrain, India, Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia and 3 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 7 more. Recorded in 23 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Bighead Sea Snake Hydrophis annandalei
- Hydrophis neglectus
- Common Seasnake Hydrophis schistosus
- Striped Sea Snake Hydrophis fasciatus
- Slender Seasnake Hydrophis gracilis
- Cantor's Narrow-headed Sea Snake Hydrophis cantoris
- King's Seasnake Hydrophis kingii
- Black-banded Sea Snake Hydrophis nigrocinctus
- Greater Seasnake Hydrophis major
- Anomalous Sea Snake Hydrophis anomalus
- Spotted Sea Snake Hydrophis ocellatus
- Dwarf Seasnake Hydrophis caerulescens
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.