Laticauda

Taxonavigation

Laticauda colubrina

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: L. colubrina – L. crockeri – L. guineai – L. laticaudata – L. saintgironsi – L. schistorhynchus – L. semifasciata

Name

• Laticauda Laurenti, 1768

References

• 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. 

Vernacular names

English: Sea Kraits
മലയാളം: ലാറ്റികൗട
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ဂျပ်မြွေ၊ ကျပ်မြွေ
ไทย: งูสมิงทะเล, งูสามเหลี่ยมทะเล
中文: 扁尾海蛇屬

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