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Laticauda colubrina (banded sea krait)
| Subject: | Laticauda colubrina (banded sea krait)
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Date: 2012:03:03 17:59:08
Camera: E-PL2 (OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. )
Upload Date: 2017:02:10 15:58:24
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Description
English: A yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) in Zamboanguita, Central Visayas, Philippines.
Date 3 March 2012
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/elevy/6997579645/
Author Elias Levy http://www.flickr.com/photos/elevy/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laticauda_colubrina_(Zamboanguita).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).
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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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