What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Flat-tail Sea Snake been recorded?

Laticauda schistorhyncha occurrence evidence comes from 1 records in 1 countries and territories, from 1913 to 1913. Most records come from Niue.

SquamataElapidaeLaticauda

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

1 records across 1 countries and territories, 1913–1913.

Laticauda schistorhyncha · GBIF taxon key 9199473

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: July.

1 month reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

historical describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where Flat-tail Sea Snake has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Flat-tail Sea Snake. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Niue 1

Related animals

Others in the family Elapidae.

Ringed Turtlehead Sea Snake
Ringed Turtlehead Sea Snake
13 records
Record pattern: historical
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.