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Hydrophis nigrocinctus, or the black-banded sea snake, is a species of marine venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. There have only been three specimens discovered. The first was described in 1803, and was collected in the Bay of Bengal, Sundarbans, near Kolkata. The second specimen was caught in the Malay Archipelago, in 1896. Over a century ...
The black-banded sea krait (Laticauda semifasciata), also known commonly as the Chinese sea snake or erabu, is a largely amphibious species of venomous marine reptile in the subfamily Laticaudinae, family Elapidae (cobras, mambas, coralsnakes and their kin). It is found in much of the western Pacific Ocean and some of the Sea of Japan.
Sea snakes, or coral reef snakes, are elapid snakes that inhabit marine environments for most or all of their lives. They belong to two subfamilies, Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae . Hydrophiinae also includes Australasian terrestrial snakes, whereas Laticaudinae only includes the sea kraits ( Laticauda ), of which three species are found ...
Persian Gulf sea snake Hydrophis lapemoides (Gray, 1849) Slender-necked seasnake Hydrophis melanocephalus (Gray, 1849) Yellow sea snake Hydrophis spiralis (Shaw, 1802) Collared sea snake Hydrophis stricticollis Günther, 1864; Jerdon's sea snake Kerilia jerdonii India, Sri Lanka, Malay peninsula; Bighead sea snake Kolpophis annandalei (Laidlaw ...
Pages in category "Snakes of Southeast Asia" The following 105 pages are in this category, out of 105 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Birds of Polynesia (8 C, 14 P) Polynesian Dog (5 P) A. Fauna of American Samoa (3 C, 6 P) C. Fauna of the Cook Islands (1 C, 21 P) E. Fauna of Easter Island (18 P) F.
Elapidae (/ ə ˈ l æ p ə d iː /, commonly known as elapids / ˈ ɛ l ə p ə d z /, from Ancient Greek: ἔλαψ élaps, variant of ἔλλοψ éllops "sea-fish") [6] is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth.
The Boidae, commonly known as boas or boids, [3] are a family of nonvenomous snakes primarily found in the Americas, as well as Africa, Europe, Asia, and some Pacific islands. Boas include some of the world's largest snakes, with the green anaconda of South America being the heaviest and second-longest snake known; in general, adults are medium ...