banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)

Query: colubrine sea krait

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Subject:	banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)
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Platurus colubrinus , Colubrine sea snake
Date 1915
Source Rooij, Nelly de. 1915. The reptiles of the Indo-Australian archipelago. Leiden. Vol. 2
Author Nelly de Rooij
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PlaturusColubrinusRooij.jpg

The banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina), also known as the colubrine sea krait, or yellow-lipped sea krait, is a species of venomous sea snake found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters. The snake has distinctive black stripes and a yellow snout, with a paddle-like tail for use in swimming. The banded sea kraits are widespread throughout the eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific.

colubrine sea krait
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