The Yellow-lipped Sea Krait ('Laticauda colubrina') in the Northern Territory

Ray Chatto; Michael Guinea; Daniel Low Choy; Phil Mangion

The Yellow-lipped Sea Krait ('Laticauda colubrina') in the Northern Territory

Ray Chatto, Michael Guinea, Daniel Low Choy, Phil Mangion

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Abstract

The first authenticated record of the Yellow-lipped Sea Krait ('Laticauda colubrina') in the Northern Territory resulted from a request to remove a snake from the grounds of the Sky City Casino, on the eastern shores of Darwin Harbour, in October 2014. The colouration of the snake, a female, closely resembled museum specimens from Indonesia. Speculation on its presence in Darwin Harbour include being a ship's stowaway, swimming from nearby Indonesian islands, or a member of an, as yet, unauthenticated Northern Territory population from the islands of Arnhem Land. The sea krait was released alive in the mangrove habitat at East Point Reserve.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-20
Number of pages	4
Journal	Northern Territory Naturalist
Volume	26
Publication status	Published - Mar 2015

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