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Lapemis - Gray, 1835

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Statistics: Reproductive modes:
Live-bearing - 1 out of 1 Australian species

Size range:
Smallest Australian species: spine-bellied sea snake (Lapemis curtus) at 100 cm
 Longest Australian species: spine-bellied sea snake (Lapemis curtus) at up to 100 cm
Number of Australian species: 1
 

spine-bellied sea snake (Lapemis curtus)
Weipa, Queensland
Photo © Ray Lloyd
spine-bellied sea snake (Lapemis curtus) distribution range map Lapemis curtus
Spine-bellied sea snake
Year described
(Shaw 1802)
Description

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