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Crocker's sea snake ( الإنجليزية )

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Crocker's sea snake (Laticauda crockeri) is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is native to Oceania.

Etymology

The specific name, crockeri, is in honor of American railroad magnate Charles Templeton Crocker (1885-1948), who allowed the California Academy of Sciences to use his yacht, the Zaca, for scientific expeditions.[2]

Geographic range

L. crockeri is endemic to a single brackish lake (Lake Te-Nggano) on Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands.[3]

Description

L. crockeri is sexually dimorphic, with females growing to be longer and heavier than males.[1] Females may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 80 cm (31 in), but males may attain only 62 cm (24 in) in SVL.[4] Maximum tail length is about 9 cm (3.5 in) in both sexes.[4]

Conservation status

L. crockeri is currently listed as "Vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to the extremely limited distribution of the species.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lane, A.; Guinea, M. (2010). "Laticauda crockeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T11369A3273817. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T11369A3273817.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Laticauda crockeri, p. 61).
  3. ^ Gill, B.J.; Whitaker, A.H. (2014). "Records of sea-kraits (Serpentes: Laticaudidae: Laticauda) in New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Museum. 49: 39–42. ISSN 1174-9202.
  4. ^ a b Species Laticauda crockeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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Crocker's sea snake: Brief Summary ( الإنجليزية )

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Crocker's sea snake (Laticauda crockeri) is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is native to Oceania.

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