banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)

Query: Sea snake

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Subject:	banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)
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Hydrophis colubrina
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Hydrophis colubrina
New Latin name Laticauda colubrina
Common name Nederlands: Ringslangplatstaart
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hydrophis_colubrina_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ11800147.tif

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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