Photo of a Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait (Laticauda saintgironsi)
Photo: Laurent Barthe, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait

Laticauda saintgironsi

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Sea Snake
Family
Elapidae
Genus
Laticauda
Continents
Asia, Oceania
Countries
3
How common
Recorded in 67 places on iNaturalist

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About

Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait (Laticauda saintgironsi) is a venomous sea snake of the family Elapidae, found in India, New Caledonia, New Zealand. It lives in habitats such as coastal lagoons, beaches, rocky shores, coral reefs and 2 more. Recorded in 67 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.

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