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'''Crocker's sea snake''' (''Laticauda crockeri'' ) is a [[species]] of [[venom]]ous [[snake]] in the [[subfamily]] [[Hydrophiinae]]. The species ''L. crockeri'' is found in [[Oceania]].
'''Crocker's sea snake''' ('''''Laticauda crockeri''''') is a [[species]] of [[venomous snake]] in the [[subfamily]] [[Laticaudinae]] of the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Elapidae]]. The species is native to [[Oceania]].


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''crockeri'', is in honor of [[Americans|American]] railroad [[Business magnate|magnate]] [[Templeton Crocker|Charles Templeton Crocker]] (1885-1948), who allowed the [[California Academy of Sciences]] to use his [[yacht]], the ''Zaca'', for scientific expeditions.<ref>Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Laticauda crockeri'', p. 61).</ref>
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''crockeri'', is in honor of [[Americans|American]] railroad [[Business magnate|magnate]] [[Templeton Crocker|Charles Templeton Crocker]] (1885-1948), who allowed the [[California Academy of Sciences]] to use his [[yacht]], the ''Zaca'', for scientific expeditions.<ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Laticauda crockeri'', p. 61).</ref>


==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
''L. crockeri'' is [[Endemism|endemic]] to a single [[Brackish water|brackish]] [[lake]] (Lake Te-Nggano) on [[Rennell Island]] in the [[Solomon Islands]].<ref name="AM-sea-kraits">{{Cite journal| issn = 1174-9202| volume = 49| pages = 39–42| last1 = Gill| first1 = B.J.| last2 = Whitaker| first2 = A.H.| title = Records of sea-kraits (Serpentes: Laticaudidae: Laticauda) in New Zealand| journal = [[Records of the Auckland Museum]]| date = 2014}}</ref>
''L. crockeri'' is [[Endemism|endemic]] to Lake Te-Nggano, a [[Brackish water|brackish]] [[lake]] on [[Rennell Island]] in the [[Solomon Islands]].<ref name="AM-sea-kraits">{{Cite Q|Q58629017}}</ref>

==Description==
''L. crockeri'' is [[Sexual dimorphism|sexually dimorphic]], with females growing to be longer and heavier than males.<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021"/> Females may attain a [[Snout–vent length|snout-to-vent length]] (SVL) of {{convert|80|cm|in|abbr=on}}, but males may attain only {{convert|62|cm|in|abbr=on}} in SVL.<ref name=RDB>{{EMBL species|genus=Laticauda|species=crockeri}} www.reptile-database.org.</ref> Maximum tail length is about {{convert|9|cm|in|abbr=on}} in both sexes.<ref name=RDB/>


==Conservation status==
==Conservation status==
''L. crockeri'' is currently listed as vulnerable by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] (IUCN) due to the extremely limited distribution of the species.
''L. crockeri'' is currently listed as "Vulnerable" by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] (IUCN) due to the extremely limited distribution of the species.<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021"/>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group (1996). [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/11369/all "''Laticauda crockeri'' "]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140627094911/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.] Downloaded on 29 July 2007.


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*[[Joseph Richard Slevin|Slevin JR]] (1934). "The Templeton Crocker Expedition to Western Polynesian and Melanesian Islands, 1933. Notes on the Reptiles and Amphibians, with the Description of a New Species of Sea-snake". ''Proc. California Acad. Sci.'' '''21''' (15) 183–188. (''Laticauda crockeri'', new species, p.&nbsp;186).
*[[Joseph Richard Slevin|Slevin JR]] (1934). "The Templeton Crocker Expedition to Western Polynesian and Melanesian Islands, 1933. Notes on the Reptiles and Amphibians, with the Description of a New Species of Sea-snake". ''Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences'' '''21''' (15) 183–188. (''Laticauda crockeri'', new species, p.&nbsp;186).



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Crocker's sea snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Laticauda
Species:
L. crockeri
Binomial name
Laticauda crockeri
Slevin, 1934

Crocker's sea snake (Laticauda crockeri) is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Laticaudinae of the family Elapidae. The species is native to Oceania.

Etymology

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The specific name, crockeri, is in honor of American railroad magnate Charles Templeton Crocker (1885-1948), who allowed the California Academy of Sciences to use his yacht, the Zaca, for scientific expeditions.[2]

Geographic range

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L. crockeri is endemic to Lake Te-Nggano, a brackish lake on Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands.[3]

Description

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L. crockeri is sexually dimorphic, with females growing to be longer and heavier than males.[1] Females may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 80 cm (31 in), but males may attain only 62 cm (24 in) in SVL.[4] Maximum tail length is about 9 cm (3.5 in) in both sexes.[4]

Conservation status

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L. crockeri is currently listed as "Vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to the extremely limited distribution of the species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lane, A.; Guinea, M. (2010). "Laticauda crockeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T11369A3273817. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T11369A3273817.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Laticauda crockeri, p. 61).
  3. ^ Gill, B.J.; Whitaker, A.H. (2014). "Records of sea-kraits (Serpentes: Laticaudidae: Laticauda) in New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Museum. 49: 39–42. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 43264621. Wikidata Q58629017.
  4. ^ a b Species Laticauda crockeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

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  • Slevin JR (1934). "The Templeton Crocker Expedition to Western Polynesian and Melanesian Islands, 1933. Notes on the Reptiles and Amphibians, with the Description of a New Species of Sea-snake". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 21 (15) 183–188. (Laticauda crockeri, new species, p. 186).



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