Laticauda

Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Elapoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Laticaudinae
Genus: Laticauda
Species (8): L. colubrina – L. crockeri – L. frontalis – L. guineai – L. laticaudata – L. saintgironsi – L. schistorhynchus – L. semifasciata
Name
[edit]Laticauda Laurenti, 1768
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Laurenti, J.N. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum, quod authoritate et consensu (In Latin). Joan Thomae: Vienna. 217 pp. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Brischoux, F.; Bonnet, X. 2009: Life history of sea kraits in New Caledonia. In: Grandcolas, P. (ed.), Zoologia Neocaledonica 6. Biodiversity studies in New Caledonia. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, 198: 133–147. PDF
- Cogger, H.G.; Heatwole, H.G. 2006: Laticauda frontalis (de Vis, 1905) and Laticauda saintgironsi n. sp. from Vanuatu and New Caledonia (Serpentes: Elapidae: Laticaudinae) - a new lineage of sea kraits? Records of the Australian Museum, 58(2): 245–256. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.58.2006.1452
- Gherghel, I., Papes, M., Brischoux, F., Sahlean, T. & Strugariu, A. 2016. A revision of the distribution of sea kraits (Reptilia, Laticauda) with an updated occurrence dataset for ecological and conservation research. ZooKeys 569: 135–148. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.569.6975.Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Laticauda . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 May 2025.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Sea Kraits
- മലയാളം: ലാറ്റികൗട
- မြန်မာဘာသာ: ဂျပ်မြွေ၊ ကျပ်မြွေ
- ไทย: งูสมิงทะเล, งูสามเหลี่ยมทะเล
- 中文: 扁尾海蛇屬