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Arafura Sea Snake
Aipysurus tenuis
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Sea Snake
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Aipysurus
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Arafura Sea Snake (Aipysurus tenuis) is a venomous sea snake of the family Elapidae, found in Australia. It lives in habitats such as tropical seasonal forest, eucalyptus forest, woodland, dry woodland and 21 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Eucalyptus Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Heathland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Coastal Scrub
- Coral Reefs
- Seagrass Beds
- Shallow Coastal Waters
- Australian Eucalyptus Woodland
- Australian Savanna
- Australian Outback Desert
- Australian Spinifex Grassland
- Australian Coastal Heathland
- Australian Mulga Woodland
Related snakes
- Marbled Sea Snake Aipysurus eydouxii
- Dubois' Sea Snake Aipysurus duboisii
- Olive Sea Snake Aipysurus laevis
- Shark Bay Seasnake Aipysurus pooleorum
- Sahul Reef Snake Aipysurus apraefrontalis
- Timor Reef Snake Aipysurus fuscus
- Leaf-scaled Seasnake Aipysurus foliosquama
- Mosiac Sea Snake Aipysurus mosaicus
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.