The terrestrial life of sea kraits: insights from a long-term study on two Laticauda species (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) in the Andaman Islands, India
Sea kraits forage in water and return to land to digest their prey, mate, slough, and lay their eggs. The temporal terrestrial patterns in encounter rate and behaviour of two species of sea kraits Laticauda colubrina and L. laticaudata were studied over four years at the New Wandoor beach in the so...
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| author | Zoya Tyabji Nitya Prakash Mohanty Erina Young Tasneem Khan |
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| description | Sea kraits forage in water and return to land to digest their prey, mate, slough, and lay their eggs. The temporal terrestrial patterns in encounter rate and behaviour of two species of sea kraits Laticauda colubrina and L. laticaudata were studied over four years at the New Wandoor beach in the southern Andaman Islands. The encounter rate of L. colubrina was found to be 20 times higher than L. laticaudata, and sea kraits were observed to prefer the natural refuge that the microhabitat of uprooted trees provide. Additionally, nesting observations are presented that emphasize the need to promote the conservation of these crucial terrestrial habitats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6297d7854ded4f1896ca1b301a1540fc2022-12-21T18:40:45ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072018-10-011011124431245010.11609/jott.4311.10.11.12443-124504311The terrestrial life of sea kraits: insights from a long-term study on two Laticauda species (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) in the Andaman Islands, IndiaZoya Tyabji0Nitya Prakash Mohanty1Erina Young2Tasneem Khan3Andaman Nicobar Environment Team, North Wandoor, South Andaman, Andaman & Nicobar Island 744103, IndiaAndaman Nicobar Environment Team, North Wandoor, South Andaman, Andaman & Nicobar Island 744103, India; Present address: Centre for Invasion Biology (CIB), Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7602, South AfricaSchool of Vet and Life Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, AustraliaFounding partner, EARTH CoLab science, design and learning LLP, Indiranagar, Bangalore, 560038, IndiaSea kraits forage in water and return to land to digest their prey, mate, slough, and lay their eggs. The temporal terrestrial patterns in encounter rate and behaviour of two species of sea kraits Laticauda colubrina and L. laticaudata were studied over four years at the New Wandoor beach in the southern Andaman Islands. The encounter rate of L. colubrina was found to be 20 times higher than L. laticaudata, and sea kraits were observed to prefer the natural refuge that the microhabitat of uprooted trees provide. Additionally, nesting observations are presented that emphasize the need to promote the conservation of these crucial terrestrial habitats.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4311andaman islandsencounter ratehabitat useindialaticauda colubrinalaticauda laticaudatanesting behavioursea snaketerrestrial pattern |
| spellingShingle | Zoya Tyabji Nitya Prakash Mohanty Erina Young Tasneem Khan The terrestrial life of sea kraits: insights from a long-term study on two Laticauda species (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) in the Andaman Islands, India Journal of Threatened Taxa andaman islands encounter rate habitat use india laticauda colubrina laticauda laticaudata nesting behaviour sea snake terrestrial pattern |
| title | The terrestrial life of sea kraits: insights from a long-term study on two Laticauda species (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) in the Andaman Islands, India |
| title_full | The terrestrial life of sea kraits: insights from a long-term study on two Laticauda species (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) in the Andaman Islands, India |
| title_fullStr | The terrestrial life of sea kraits: insights from a long-term study on two Laticauda species (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) in the Andaman Islands, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | The terrestrial life of sea kraits: insights from a long-term study on two Laticauda species (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) in the Andaman Islands, India |
| title_short | The terrestrial life of sea kraits: insights from a long-term study on two Laticauda species (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) in the Andaman Islands, India |
| title_sort | terrestrial life of sea kraits insights from a long term study on two laticauda species reptilia squamata elapidae in the andaman islands india |
| topic | andaman islands encounter rate habitat use india laticauda colubrina laticauda laticaudata nesting behaviour sea snake terrestrial pattern |
| url | https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4311 |
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