Black-banded sea krait

Black-banded sea krait

Taxobox



name = Black Banded Sea Snake
regnum = Animalia
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Hydrophiinae
genus = "Laticauda"
species = "L. semifasciata"
binomial = "Laticaudata semifasciata"
binomial_authority = (Reinwardt, 1837)

The Black banded sea krait, "Laticauda semifasciata", known in Okinawa as the Erabu, is a member of the Laticauda species of sea snakes. It is found in most of the warm waters of the western Pacific Ocean.

This poisonous snake frequents coral reef areas. It has a short head, thick trunk, and no neck to speak of. The tail is simply extended skin, spread wide like a fin, and unsupported by any projection. The stomach is comparatively wide. Massing together near the shore, they breed between narrow cracks in the reef and in caves.


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