ELAPIDAE | Cobra

The family of cobras, beautiful snakes and sea snakes.

Iwasaki's coral snake 

JAPANESE NAME:Iwasaki-Wamon-Beni-Hebi

COMMON NAME:Iwasaki's coral snake

SIENTIFIC NAME:Calliophis macclellandi iwasakii

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION
Ishigakijima Is. and Iriomotejima Is.
LENGTH
TL:30-80cm

 

 

 




 

Hyan (Amami) coral snake

JAPANESE NAME:Hyan

COMMON NAME:Hyan (Amami) coral snake

SIENTIFIC NAME:Calliophis japonicus japonicus

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION
Amamioshima Is., Kakeromajima Is.,Yorojima Is. and Ukejima Is.
LENGTH
TL:30-60cm

 

 

 



 

Hai (Okinawa) coral snake

JAPANESE NAME:Hai

COMMON NAME:Hai (Okinawa) coral snake

SIENTIFIC NAME:Calliophis japonicus boettgeri

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION
Tokunoshima Is. and Okinawasyoto Islands
LENGTH
TL:70-150cm

 

 

 




 

Banded amphibious sea snake

JAPANESE NAME:Hiroo-Umi-Hebi

COMMON NAME:Banded amphibious sea snake

SIENTIFIC NAME:Laticauda laticaudata

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION
The coast of Nanseisyotou Islands
LENGTH
TL:70-150cm

 

 

 




 

Yellow-lipped sea snake

JAPANESE NAME:Ao-Madara-Umi-Hebi

COMMON NAME:Yellow-lipped sea snake

SIENTIFIC NAME:Laticauda colubrina

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION
The coast of Nanseisyotou Islands
LENGTH
TL:80-150cm

 

 

 




 

Erabu sea snake

JAPANESE NAME:Erabu-Umi-Hebi

COMMON NAME:Erabu sea snake

SIENTIFIC NAME:Laticauda semifasciata

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION
The coast of Nanseisyotou Islands,Honsyu, Shikoku and Kyusyu
LENGTH
TL:70-150cm

 

 

 




 

Ijima's turtle-headed sea snake

JAPANESE NAME:Iijima-Umi-Hebi

COMMON NAME:Ijima's turtle-headed sea snake

SIENTIFIC NAME:Emydocephalus ijimae

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION
The coast of Nanseisyotou Islands
LENGTH
TL:50-90cm

 

 

 



 

Black-headed sea snake

JAPANESE NAME:Kuro-Gashira-Umi-Hebi

COMMON NAME:Black-headed sea snake

SIENTIFIC NAME:Hydrophis melanocephalus

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION
The coast of Nanseisyotou Islands
LENGTH
TL:80-140cm

 

 

 




 

Banded sea snake

Photo by Hidetoshi Ota

JAPANESE NAME:Madara-Umi-Hebi

COMMON NAME:Banded sea snake

SIENTIFIC NAME:Hydrophis cyanocinctus

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION
The coast of Nanseisyotou Islands
LENGTH
TL:110-180cm

 

 

 



 

Ryukyu ornated sea snake

JAPANESE NAME:Kuro-Boshi-Umi-Hebi

COMMON NAME:Ryukyu ornated sea snake

SIENTIFIC NAME:Hydrophis ornatus maresinensis

 

 

DISTRIBUTION
The coast of Amamioshima Is. except south side,Miyakojima Is., Ishigakijima Is. and the north and east coast of Iriomotejima Is.
LENGTH
TL:80-90cm
 

 




 

Hardwicke's sea snake

JAPANESE NAME:Toge-Umi-Hebi

COMMON NAME:Hardwicke's sea snake

SIENTIFIC NAME:Lapemis curtus

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION
 
LENGTH
TL:60-120cm

 

 

 




 

Pelagic sea snake

JAPANESE NAME:Seguro-Umi-Hebi

COMMON NAME:Pelagic sea snake

SIENTIFIC NAME:Pelamis platurus

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION
The sea around Japan
LENGTH
TL:50-80cm

 

 

 




 

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