Hydrophis laboutei
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]
| Hydrophis laboutei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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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
- Rasmussen, A. (2010). "Hydrophis laboutei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T176758A7298709. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176758A7298709.en. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- "Hydrophis laboutei RASMUSSEN & INEICH, 2000". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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