Sealife guideThe banded sea snakeLaticauda colubrina
Last updated on 03/12/2024 at 11:50 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Banded sea snake
- French name: Cobra de mer
- Scientific name: Laticauda colubrina (Schneider, 1799)
- Family name: Elapidae
- Order name: Serpentes
- Class name: Sea reptiles
Did you know ?
The banded sea snake is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The banded sea snake appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !

The banded sea snake (Laticauda colubrina) © Ethan Daniels | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus

Black-banded sea krait
(Laticauda semifasciata)
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