Blue-lipped sea krait: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the blue-lipped sea krait lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Laticauda laticaudata
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Elapidae

Where does the blue-lipped sea krait live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the blue-lipped sea krait in 5 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania. 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 blue-lipped sea krait endangered?

The blue-lipped sea krait’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the blue-lipped sea krait?

The blue-lipped sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Elapidae, genus Laticauda. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the blue-lipped sea krait

The blue-lipped sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata), also known as the blue-banded sea krait or common sea krait, is a species of venomous sea snake in the subfamily Laticaudinae of the family Elapidae. It is found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blue-lipped sea krait (revision 1350094225), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1907959 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).