Laticauda guineai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Laticauda
Species:
L. guineai
Binomial name
Laticauda guineai

Laticauda guineai is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. The species, which was first described by Heatwole, Busack and Cogger in 2005, is native to waters off southern New Guinea.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, guineai, is in honor of Australian zoologist Michael Leonard Guinea.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. guineai is shallow tropical seas and coral reefs, to a depth of 10 m (33 ft).[1]

Behavior

L. guineai is amphibious, often leaving the water to come onto land.[1]

Reproduction

L. guineai is oviparous.[1][3] The eggs are laid on land.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Lane, A. & Guinea, M. (2010). "Laticauda guineai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T176739A7294503. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Laticauda guineai, p. 112).
  3. ^ Species Laticauda guineai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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