Laticauda laticaudata (blue-lipped sea krait) Description Blue-lipped sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata), Anemone Reef, Thailand.
Date Taken on November 29, 2005.
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Author jon hanson on flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonhanson/
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The blue-lipped sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata) is a species of venomous sea-snakes Elapidae (Laticaudinae-sea snake) found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This species is found in the Indian Ocean (Bangladesh, East India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines), off the coasts of Fujian and Taiwan (R.O.C), Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal, coasts of Malay Peninsula to New Guinea, Japan, Polynesia, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and New Caledonia. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Elapidae, Subfamily: Laticaudinae, Genus: Laticauda, Species: Laticauda laticaudata (Linnaeus, 1758).
Synonyms:
Coluber laticaudatus Linnaeus, 1758
Laticauda scutata Laurenti, 1768
Platurus laticaudatus Girard, 1858