Blue-lipped sea krait

Blue-lipped sea krait
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Laticauda
Species:
L. laticaudata
Binomial name
Laticauda laticaudata
Synonyms
  • Coluber laticaudatus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Laticauda scutata Laurenti, 1768
  • Platurus laticaudatus Girard, 1858

The blue-lipped sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata), also known as the blue-banded sea krait or common sea krait, is a species of venomous sea snake in the subfamily Laticaudinae of the family Elapidae. It is found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.[2]

  1. ^ Lane, A.; Guinea, M.; Lobo, A.; Gatus, J. (2010). "Laticauda laticaudata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T176771A7301306. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176771A7301306.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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