White-lipped Sea Krait

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Details

Name:
White-lipped Sea Krait

Scientific Name:
Laticauda colubrina

Reference Number:
TP-522

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-522
Scientific Name:	Laticauda colubrina