Elapidae

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Aipysurus duboisii Bavay, 1869

Aipysurus duboisii Bavay, 1869

Aipysurus duboisii Bavay, 1869

Aipysurus duboisii is a sea snake species with a maximum adult length of 148 cm, distinct scale patterns, and variable coloration.

Elapognathus coronatus (Schlegel, 1837)

Elapognathus coronatus (Schlegel, 1837)

Elapognathus coronatus (Schlegel, 1837)

Elapognathus coronatus, the crowned snake, is a venomous elapid endemic to southwestern Western Australia.

Echiopsis curta (Schlegel, 1837)

Echiopsis curta (Schlegel, 1837)

Echiopsis curta (Schlegel, 1837)

Echiopsis curta, the bardick, is a venomous Australian elapid snake with three separate populations in southern semi-arid regions.

Drysdalia rhodogaster (Jan, 1873)

Drysdalia rhodogaster (Jan, 1873)

Drysdalia rhodogaster (Jan, 1873)

Drysdalia rhodogaster is a 40 cm average-length snake found only in south-eastern New South Wales.

Drysdalia coronoides (Günther, 1858)

Drysdalia coronoides (Günther, 1858)

Drysdalia coronoides (Günther, 1858)

Drysdalia coronoides is a small cold-tolerant Australian snake that feeds mostly on skinks and has a characteristic striped upper lip.

Cryptophis nigrescens (Günther, 1862)

Cryptophis nigrescens (Günther, 1862)

Cryptophis nigrescens (Günther, 1862)

Cryptophis nigrescens is a venomous elapid snake endemic to eastern Australia that is viviparous.

Brachyurophis australis (Krefft, 1864)

Brachyurophis australis (Krefft, 1864)

Brachyurophis australis (Krefft, 1864)

Brachyurophis australis, the eastern shovel-nosed snake, is a small burrowing oviparous snake native to eastern Australia.

Brachyurophis semifasciatus Günther, 1863

Brachyurophis semifasciatus Günther, 1863

Brachyurophis semifasciatus Günther, 1863

The southern shovel-nosed snake (Brachyurophis semifasciatus) is a reptile species native to southern Australia that feeds on reptile eggs.

Laticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt, 1837)

Laticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt, 1837)

Laticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt, 1837)

Laticauda semifasciata, the black-banded sea krait, is an extremely venomous amphibious marine elapid found primarily in the western Pacific Ocean.

Laticauda laticaudata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Laticauda laticaudata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Laticauda laticaudata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Laticauda laticaudata, the blue-lipped common sea krait, is a widely distributed Indo-Pacific sea krait distinguishable by 19 midbody scale rows and a dark brown upper lip.

Laticauda saintgironsi Cogger & Heatwole, 2006

Laticauda saintgironsi Cogger & Heatwole, 2006

Laticauda saintgironsi Cogger & Heatwole, 2006

Laticauda saintgironsi is an oviparous sea krait endemic to New Caledonia that shows sexual dimorphism in size.

Laticauda colubrina (Schneider, 1799)

Laticauda colubrina (Schneider, 1799)

Laticauda colubrina (Schneider, 1799)

The yellow-lipped sea krait is a venomous marine oviparous snake found across the eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific.

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