Sealife guideThe olive sea snakeAipysurus laevis

Last updated on 03/24/2025 at 11:54 PM

Taxonomy

Common name: Olive sea snake
French name: Serpent de mer olive
Scientific name: Aipysurus laevis (Lacépède, 1804)
Family name: Elapidae
Order name: Serpentes
Class name: Sea reptiles

Did you know ?

The olive sea snake is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The olive sea snake appears in the IUCN Red List since 2021 within the category Least Concern !

The olive sea snake (Aipysurus laevis) on the wreck of the SS Yongala near Townsville, Queensland, Australia © Isabelle Van Mierlo | Dreamstime.com

Within the same family

Banded sea snake
(Laticauda colubrina)

Black-banded sea krait
(Laticauda semifasciata)

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