Aipysurus laevis

Aipysurus laevis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Elapidae
Genus:	Aipysurus
Species:	A. laevis
Binomial name
Aipysurus laevis Lacépède, 1804

Common names: olive sea snake, golden sea snake.^[1]

Aipysurus laevis is a venomous sea snake species found in mainly in the Indo-Pacific. Currently, 2 subspecies are recognized, including the typical form described here.^[2]

Description

Found mainly in warm coastal waters in the Indo-Pacific where it inhabits coral reefs.

Subspecies

Subspecies[2]	Authority[2]	Common name[1]	Geographic range
A. l. laevis	Lacépède, 1804	Olive sea snake
A. l. pooleorum	H. M. Smith, 1974	Shark Bay sea snake

See also

• Sea snake
• Snakebite

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Western Australian Reptile Species at Frank O'Connor's Birding Western Australia. Accessed 20 September 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Aipysurus laevis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=700441. Retrieved 20 September 2007. 

External links

• Aipysurus laevis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 September 2007.

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