Biology:Hydrophis laboutei

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Short description: Species of sea snake

Hydrophis laboutei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Hydrophis
Species:
H. laboutei
Binomial name
Hydrophis laboutei
Rasmussen & Ineich, 2000
Synonyms
  • Chitulia laboutei Kharin, 2005

Hydrophis laboutei, also known as Laboute's sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae that is native to New Caledonia. The specific epithet laboutei honours Pierre Laboute, a French researcher at the IRD station in Nouméa, who collected the holotype.[2]

Behaviour

The species is viviparous.[2]

Distribution

The snake is found in the marine waters of New Caledonia. The type locality is the Chesterfield Islands in the Coral Sea.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1280091 entry