Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Olive Sea Snake
Aipysurus laevis
Olive Sea Snake
Also known as: Golden Sea Snake, Olive-brown Sea Snake
Category: Sea Snakes
Scientific Name: Aipysurus laevis
Size: Up to 6 ft. (180 cm)  
Depth: 30-130 ft. (10-40 m)
Distribution: Australia, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Tetrapoda (Megaclass) Tetrapod
  └Reptilia (Superclass) Reptiles
   └Squamata (Order) Snakes
    └Serpentes (Suborder) Snakes
     └Elapidae (Family)
      └Hydrophiinae (Subfamily) Sea Snakes
       └Aipysurus (Genus)
        └A. laevis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 344638🔗
iNaturalist ID: 35260🔗

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