Laticauda guineai explained

Laticauda guineai is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. The species, which was first described by Heatwole, Busack and Cogger in 2005, is native to waters off southern New Guinea.

Etymology

The specific name, guineai, is in honor of Australian zoologist Michael Leonard Guinea.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. guineai is shallow tropical seas and coral reefs, to a depth of .

Behavior

L. guineai is amphibious, often leaving the water to come onto land.

Reproduction

L. guineai is oviparous.^[2] The eggs are laid on land.

Further reading

• Gherghel I, Papeş M, Brischoux F, Sahlean T, Strugariu A (2016). "A revision of the distribution of sea kraits (Reptilia, Laticauda) with an updated occurrence dataset for ecological and conservation research". ZooKeys 569: 135–148.
• Heatwole H, Busack S, Cogger H (2005). "Geographic variation in sea kraits of the Laticauda colubrina complex (Serpentes: Elapidae: Hydrophiinae: Laticaudini)". Herpetological Monographs 19 (1): 1–136. (Laticauda guineai, new species, p. 97).
• Heatwole, Harold; Grech, Alana; Marsh, Helene (2017). "Paleoclimatology, Paleogeography, and the Evolution and Distribution of Sea Kraits (Serpentes; Elapidae; Laticauda)". Herpetological Monographs 31 (1): 1–17.
• Lane A, Shine R (2011). "Phylogenetic relationships within laticaudine sea snakes (Elapidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59 (3): 567–577.

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
2. www.reptile-database.org.