---
title: "New Caledonian Sea Krait"
description: "Laticauda saintgironsi — Reptielen. The New Caledonian sea krait (Laticauda saintgironsi) is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Laticaudinae of the family Elapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/new-caledonian-sea-krait
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# New Caledonian Sea Krait

> Laticauda saintgironsi — Reptielen. The New Caledonian sea krait (Laticauda saintgironsi) is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Laticaudinae of the family Elapidae.

- Scientific name: *Laticauda saintgironsi*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 807
- Wikidata: [Q507679](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q507679)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68342](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68342)

## Names

- en: New Caledonian Sea Krait
- fr: Tricot rayé calédonien

## Countries with the most observations

NC (774)

## Summary

The New Caledonian sea krait (Laticauda saintgironsi) is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Laticaudinae of the family Elapidae. The species is native to the waters around New Caledonia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonian_sea_krait

## Photo

![New Caledonian Sea Krait](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/new-caledonian-sea-krait/medium.jpg)

Photo: Romain Sabroux · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35176672

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/new-caledonian-sea-krait?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).