| Elapidae () |
| 65 cm SVL (male/unsexed); 78 cm SVL (female) |
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demersal; marine |
| Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia and Vanuatu. |
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| Found in cavities in flat platforms in supralittoral zone. Also on coral islets in a lagoon, coiled up under rocks or a pile of decaying vegetation, in wave-eroded cavities and crevices. Feeds exclusively on eels, mostly on families Muraenidae and Congridae (Ref. 75804). |
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Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 15 February 2009 Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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