White-lipped Sea Krait
Details
Name:
White-lipped Sea Krait
White-lipped Sea Krait
Scientific Name:
Laticauda colubrina
Laticauda colubrina
Reference Number:
TP-521
TP-521
Description
Order Squamata; Suborder Serpentes; Family Elapidae; Subfamily Laticaudinae; Scientific name: Laticauda colubrina; Common name: White-lipped Sea Krait; Alternative common name: Yellow-lipped Sea Krait – Distribution in Australia: not resident in Australia’s mainland waters, only on some islands in Arafura Sea east of Torres Strait Islands; stray Kraits are occasionally encountered around northern Australian shores; Distribution: Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands to India and Malaysia; Note: DANGEROUSLY VENOMOUS.
Additional Details
Reference Number: | TP-521 |
Scientific Name: | Laticauda colubrina |