Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Not assigned | Squamata | Elapidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 78651). Tropical; 49°N - 58°S (Ref. 356)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific and the Atlantic: from the Bay of Bengal and Taiwan to Australia and the islands of Oceania.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 88066)

Short description Morphology

Moderately built. Black cross bands completely encircle the bluish body. Black head with yellow snout and upper lip, yellow bar extending from the eye to the temporal region (Ref. 2357).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Mating is observed on shore and a clutch of up to 10 eggs is deposited in crevices (Ref. 88090).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Mao, S. and B. Chen. 1980. (Ref. 75711)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 February 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.1 - 29.3, mean 28.3 (based on 3446 cells).

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.25-0.88).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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