banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)

Query: Iconographia zoologica

Result: 943^rd of 1524

Subject:	banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Hydrophis colubrina
Date 1700-1880
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hydrophis_colubrina_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ11800149.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.

Iconographia zoologica
943/1524

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