Hydrophis laboutei


Hydrophis laboutei, also known commonly as Laboute's sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is native to New Caledonia.

Etymology

The specific epithet, laboutei, honours Pierre Laboute, a French researcher at the IRD station in Nouméa, who collected the holotype.

Description

H. laboutei has 44–46 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, and it has 186–187 vertebrae.

Geographic range

H. laboutei is found in the marine waters of New Caledonia. The type locality is the Chesterfield Islands in the Coral Sea.

Habitat

Other than being marine, the precise habitat of H. laboutei is unknown. The holotype was collected with a trawl at a depth of.

Reproduction

H. laboutei is ovoviviparous.