Ecology Summary - Laticauda frontalis

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Ecology of Laticauda frontalis

Main Ref.	Heatwole, H., S. Busack and H. Cogger, 2005
Remarks	Found in cavities in flat platforms in supralittoral zone. Also on coral islets in a lagoon, coiled up under rocks or a pile of decaying vegetation, in wave-eroded cavities and crevices. Feeds exclusively on eels, mostly on families Muraenidae and Congridae (Ref. 75804).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Laticauda frontalis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; demersal;
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats	Beds: rock; Coral Reefs: lagoons; vegetation
Special habitats Ref.	Cogger, H.G. and H.F. Heatwole, 2006

Associations

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Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type	mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref.	Cogger, H.G. and H.F. Heatwole, 2006
Feeding habit	hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref.	Cogger, H.G. and H.F. Heatwole, 2006

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
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