banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)

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Subject:	banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)
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banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)

Laticauda colubrina
Date 1941-1943
Source Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia
Author M. A. Smith (Malcolm Arthur Smith, 1875 – 1958)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LaticaudaColubrinaSmith.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.

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