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Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait

Laticauda saintgironsi

Classification

Order
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Family
Elapidae

The New Caledonian sea krait (Laticauda saintgironsi) is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Laticaudinae of the family Elapidae. The species is native to the waters around New Caledonia. Etymology The specific name, saintgironsi, is in honor of French herpetologist Hubert Saint Girons.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 659