Black-banded sea krait: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black-banded sea krait lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Laticauda semifasciata
Group	Snakes
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Elapidae

Where does the black-banded sea krait live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black-banded sea krait in 2 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black-banded sea krait endangered?

The black-banded sea krait’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black-banded sea krait?

The black-banded sea krait (Laticauda semifasciata) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Elapidae, genus Laticauda. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black-banded sea krait

The black-banded sea krait (Laticauda semifasciata), also known commonly as the Chinese sea snake or erabu, is a largely amphibious species of extremely 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. In Japan, it is known as erabu umi hebi (ja:エラブウミヘビ, 'erabu sea snake'); in Okinawa, it is known simply as irabu.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black-banded sea krait (revision 1368873841), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2372555 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).