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


Description Pulau Kalampunian Damit, Pulau Tiga NP, Sabah, MALAYSIA. Scanned slide from 2001
Date 1 November 2001, 00:00
Source Banded Sea Krait (Laticauda colubrina) https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/14641328165/
Author Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE https://www.flickr.com/people/65695019@N07
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banded_Sea_Krait_(Laticauda_colubrina)_(14641328165).jpg

Laticauda colubrina, commonly known as the banded sea krait, 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. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Elapidae, Subfamily: Laticaudinae, Genus: Laticauda, Species: Laticauda colubrina (Schneider, 1799).
Synonyms:
Hydrus colubrinus Schneider, 1799
Platurus colubrinus — Wagler, 1830
Hydrophis colubrinus — Schlegel, 1837
Laticauda colubrina — Stejneger, 1907

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Scientific Name: Laticauda colubrina (Schneider, 1799)
Common Names: Banded Sea Krait, Columbrine Sea Krait, Yellow-lipped Sea Krait
Synonyms: Hydrus colubrinus Schneider, 1799

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