The Blue-lipped Sea Krait is a sea snake with potent venom found mostly in the waters of the Indian Ocean, and also in the Pacific. They are known to warm themselves up inside the burrows made by the wedge-tailed shearwater birds in the sand.
| Kingdom |
Animalia |
| Phylum |
Chordata |
| Class |
Reptilia |
| Order |
Squamata |
| Suborder |
Serpentes |
| Family |
Elapidae |
| Genus |
Laticauda |
| Species |
L. laticaudata |
| Scientific Name |
Laticauda laticaudata |
| Length |
910 mm (36 in) to 1,070 mm (42 in) |
| Coloration |
Cyan body with bluish-black crossbands, the upper lip is dark |
| Distribution |
Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal (West Bengal and Andaman Islands in India, Bangladesh, East India), Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Fujian, Taiwan, Japan and the surrounding belt of the Pacific |
| Habitat |
Warm waters close to the shore, reefs |
| Diet |
Different kinds of crustaceans, arthropods, invertebrates and other marine creatures |
| Venom Fact |
Venomous |
| Clutch Size |
10 eggs |
| Mode of Reproduction |
Oviparous |
| IUCN Conservation Status |
Least Concern |
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