Published November 17, 2022
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Laticauda laticaudata
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Description
Laticauda laticaudata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Fig. 12D)
Material studied: An adult, ANFD uncatalogued from Mayabunder, Middle Andaman (Fig. 5B).
Morphology: Dorsal scales smooth, in 19:19:17 rows, ventrals 236; subcaudals 42 pairs; anal divided, preocular 1; postoculars 2; prefrontals 2. Body with alternate black and blue bands; tail paddle shaped, upper lip black.
Distribution: Two individuals were observed in beaches at North Wandoor and Chidiyatapu, South Andaman. Congregates on the sea shore at night along with L. colubrina.
Status: Rare.
Notes
Published as part of Chandramouli, S. R., 2022, Snake fauna of the Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal-A review of species richness taxonomy, distribution, natural history and conservation status, pp. 301-331 in Zootaxa 5209 (3) on page 313, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5209.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7329609
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Linnaeus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Laticauda
- Species
- laticaudata
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- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Laticauda laticaudata (Linnaeus, 1758) sec. Chandramouli, 2022