biology

Hydrophis lapemoides

Hydrophis lapemoides is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hydrophis lapemoides rather than just read about it. In short: Hydrophis lapemoides is a species of snake in the family Elapidae known commonly as the Persian Gulf sea snake. This sea snake is native to the Indian Ocean from the Persian Gulf to the coasts of Thailand.

Key takeaways

Hydrophis lapemoides belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Hydrophis lapemoides to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Hydrophis lapemoides from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Hydrophis lapemoides is a species of snake in the family Elapidae known commonly as the Persian Gulf sea snake. This sea snake is native to the Indian Ocean from the Persian Gulf to the coasts of Thailand.

Distribution This species occurs along the coasts of Bahrain, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.

Description The adult can reach 110 centimeters in length. The body is yellow, olive, or gray in color, paler on the sides and belly, with olive to black banding. The juvenile has a yellow mark on the head. The tail is flattened.

Biology This snake feeds on fish. It is sometimes caught as bycatch in fishing operations. It is a marine species but it can enter and dwell in freshwater bodies for extended periods of time. It is a venomous species. This is a common and widespread species, but little is known about its biology. During the mating season for this species it is not uncommon for sailors to see thousands of Hydrophis lapemoides sea snakes on the surface of the sea. Where Dolphin pods are seen, these masses of sea snakes are not noted, and it is suspected that the Dolphin is a natural predator of H. lapemoides.

References

Bibliography Bussarawitt, S., Rasmussen, A. R., & Andersen, M. 1989. A preliminary study on sea snakes (Hydrophiidae) from Phuket Harbor, Phuket Island, Thailand. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc., Bangkok 37(2): 209–225. Rasmussen, A. R. 1993. The status of the Persian Gulf sea snake Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray 1849) (Serpentes: Hydrophiidae) [includes a redescription]. Bull. nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (zool.) 59(2): 97–105.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hydrophis lapemoides

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hydrophis lapemoides claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hydrophis lapemoides before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hydrophis lapemoides ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hydrophis lapemoides

In research: Hydrophis lapemoides appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hydrophis lapemoides in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hydrophis lapemoides is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Elapidae stubs, Hydrophis, IUCN Red List least concern species, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hydrophis lapemoides outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Hydrophis lapemoides in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Hydrophis lapemoides means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Hydrophis lapemoides out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Hydrophis lapemoides in simple terms?

Why does Hydrophis lapemoides matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Hydrophis lapemoides?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Hydrophis lapemoides.