AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Laticaudidae / Laticauda
Sea kraits
Laticauda
- Laurenti, 1768
Pronunciation: | latt-ee-KOR-dah | |||||||||||||||
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Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 2 out of 2 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: large-scaled sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata) at 80 cm Longest Australian species: wide-faced sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) at up to 140 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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