The terrestrial life of sea kraits : insights from a long-term study on two Laticauda species (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) in the Andaman Islands, India

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dc.contributor.authorTyabji, Zoyaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMohanty, Nitya Prakashen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorYoung, Erinaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Tasneemen_ZA
dc.contributor.editorVoris, Harold K.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-05T14:14:31Z
dc.date.available2019-11-05T14:14:31Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-26
dc.descriptionCITATION: Tyabji, Z. et al. 2018. 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, 10(11):12443–12450, doi:10.11609/jott.4311.10.11.12443-12450.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://threatenedtaxa.orgen_ZA
dc.description.abstractSea 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.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipAndaman Nicobar Environment Teamen_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4311
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent12 pages : illustrations, mapsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationTyabji, Z. et al. 2018. 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, 10(11):12443–12450, doi:10.11609/jott.4311.10.11.12443-12450.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0974-7907 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0974-7893 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.11609/jott.4311.10.11.12443-12450
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/106791
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherWildlife Information Liaison Development Societyen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectSea snakes -- India -- Andaman Islandsen_ZA
dc.subjectSea snakes -- Behavioren_ZA
dc.subjectSea snakes -- Habitat -- Conservationen_ZA
dc.subjectLaticauda colubrinaen_ZA
dc.subjectLaticauda laticaudataen_ZA
dc.titleThe terrestrial life of sea kraits : insights from a long-term study on two Laticauda species (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) in the Andaman Islands, Indiaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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