Laticauda laticaudata
Brown lipped sea krait | Blue-lipped Sea Krait | Brown-lipped Sea Krait
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Alternating black and blue grey bands of about equal width, yellowish-cream bar extends across head, lips black, unlike similar Laticauda colubrina (Banded Sea Krait) which has white lips. Both sea krait species occur as vagrant individuals in Australia but are common in adjacent countries.
Information
Max Size: 136 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 25.4-29.1°C
Depth: 0-80m
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Widespread (66.7% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields