On the occurrence of Persian Gulf Sea Snake, Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray, 1849) (Reptilia, Squamata, Elapidae, Hydrophiinae), along the coast of Bangladesh

We provide the first evidence of presence Persian Gulf Sea Snake, Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray, 1849), along coast Bangladesh. This species was assumed to exist in there, but neither specimens nor confirmed observations until now. document here record H. based on a freshly collected and taxonomically verified specimen from coastal The Bangladeshi had following diagnostic characters: 55 black bands, dorsal scale composition 35:51:43, 342 ventrals, one pre-ocular, two post-oculars, 2+3 temporals, 8 supralabials (II largest contact prefrontals; III–IV orbit) infralabials (I–IV genials).