Kingdom Animalia Family Elapidae Scientific name Lapemis Rank Genus | Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Hydrophiinae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Lower classifications Lapemis curtus, Spine‑bellied sea snake | ||
Lapemis is a genus of sea snakes. It contains only two members:
In 1990 Voris and Gritis determined that these two species are not distinct.
Both members are very venomous, as with most sea snakes. They are found in the Indo-Pacific ocean.
References
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