Elapidae
Reef Shallows Sea Snake
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.
Crowned Snake
Elapognathus coronatus (Schlegel, 1837)
Elapognathus coronatus, the crowned snake, is a venomous elapid endemic to southwestern Western Australia.
Bardick
Echiopsis curta (Schlegel, 1837)
Echiopsis curta, the bardick, is a venomous Australian elapid snake with three separate populations in southern semi-arid regions.
Mustard-bellied Snake
Drysdalia rhodogaster (Jan, 1873)
Drysdalia rhodogaster is a 40 cm average-length snake found only in south-eastern New South Wales.
White-lipped Snake
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.
Eastern Small-eyed Snake
Cryptophis nigrescens (Günther, 1862)
Cryptophis nigrescens is a venomous elapid snake endemic to eastern Australia that is viviparous.
Eastern Shovel-nosed Snake
Brachyurophis australis (Krefft, 1864)
Brachyurophis australis, the eastern shovel-nosed snake, is a small burrowing oviparous snake native to eastern Australia.
Southern Shovel-nosed Snake
Brachyurophis semifasciatus Günther, 1863
The southern shovel-nosed snake (Brachyurophis semifasciatus) is a reptile species native to southern Australia that feeds on reptile eggs.
Chinese Sea Krait
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.
Blue-lipped Sea Krait
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.
New Caledonian Sea Krait
Laticauda saintgironsi Cogger & Heatwole, 2006
Laticauda saintgironsi is an oviparous sea krait endemic to New Caledonia that shows sexual dimorphism in size.
Yellow-lipped Sea Krait
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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