Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait [Laticauda laticaudata]
Description
The Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait is a large sea snake species that is named after its distinctive yellow lips and lower head. It has a banded pattern of blue and black across its body. Yellow-Lipped Sea Kraits inhabit coral reef environments in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They are known for their highly venomous bite, which they use to immobilize their prey.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Reptiles
Reptilia
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| Order |
Sea Snakes
Squamata
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| Family |
Sea Kraits
Laticaudidae
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| Genus |
Sea Kraits
Laticauda
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