Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Banded Sea Krait
Laticauda colubrina
Banded Sea Krait
Also known as: Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait
Category: Sea Snakes
Scientific Name: Laticauda colubrina
Size: Up to 6 ft. (180 cm)  
Depth: 0-100 ft. (0-30 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Reptilia (Class)
 └Serpentes (Suborder)
  └Elapidae (Family)
   └Laticaudinae (Subfamily)
    └Laticauda (Genus)

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