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

Where the yellow-lipped sea krait lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Laticauda colubrina
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Elapidae

Where does the yellow-lipped sea krait live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-lipped sea krait in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China.

New Caledonia

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 yellow-lipped sea krait endangered?

The yellow-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 yellow-lipped sea krait?

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

About the yellow-lipped sea krait

The yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina), also known as the banded sea krait or colubrine sea krait, is a species of highly venomous snake found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters. The snake has distinctive black stripes and a yellow snout, with a paddle-like tail for use in swimming.

It spends much of its time under water to hunt, but returns to land to digest, rest, and reproduce. It has very potent neurotoxic venom, which it uses to prey on eels and small fish. Because of its affinity to land, the yellow-lipped sea krait often encounters humans, but the snake is not aggressive and only attacks when feeling threatened.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-lipped sea krait (revision 1362851474), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q383702 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).