Laticauda colubrina

Laticauda colubrina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Elapidae
Subfamilia: Laticaudinae
Genus: Laticauda
Species: Laticauda colubrina

Name

Laticauda colubrina (Schneider, 1799)

• Holotype: ZMB 9078 (formerly MB), juvenile ♂, Lampe collection.
• Type locality: not stated; designated as “Ostindisches Meer [=East Indian Ocean]” fide ZMB catalogue (Bauer, 1998: 139).

Combinations

• Hydrus colubrinus Schneider, 1799: 238 [original combination]
• Platurus colubrinus — Wagler, 1830 [subsequent combination]
• Hydrophis colubrinus — Schlegel, 1837 [subsequent combination]
• Platurus fasciatus colubrinus — Fischer, 1856 [subsequent combination]
• Platurus laticaudatus colubrinus — Peters & Doria, 1878 [subsequent combination]
• Laticauda colubrina — Stejneger, 1907 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Schneider, J.G. 1799. Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae. Fasciculus primus, continens Ranas, Calamitas, Bufones, Salamandras et Hydros in genera et species descriptos notisque suis distinctos. Frommani: Jenae. 264 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hitchmough, R.A., Patterson, G.K. & Daugherty, C.H. (compilers) 2009. New Zealand living and recently extinct reptiles. P. 542 in:
• King, C.M., Roberts, C.D., Bell, B.D., Fordyce, R.E., Nicoll, R.S., Worthy, T.H., Paulin, C.D., Hitchmough, R.A., Keyes, I.W., Baker, A.N., Stewart, A.L., Hiller, N., McDowall, R.M., Holdaway, R.N., McPhee, R.P., Schwarzhans, W.W., Tennyson A.J.D., Rust, S. & McCadie, I. 2009. Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. Pp. 431–551 in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) 2009. New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 1. Kingdom Animalia. Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-877257-72-8 Reference page. 
• 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

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Laticauda colubrina. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 December 2021.
• Lane, A., Guinea, M., Gatus, J. & Lobo, A. 2010. IUCN: Laticauda colubrina  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176750A7296975.en. Accessed on 19 December 2021.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Nattern-Plattschwanz
English: Yellow-lipped Sea Krait
español: Culebra del Mar Bandeada
日本語: アオマダラウミヘビ
ไทย: งูสมิงทะเลปากเหลือง
中文: 蓝灰扁尾海蛇

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