Laticauda laticaudata (blue-lipped sea krait) Description
English: A Blue-lipped sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata) in Ko Samui. Thailand.
Date 2 January 2008
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2157728721/
Author jurvetson http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laticauda_laticaudata_(Ko_Samui).jpg
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).