Disteira kingii   (Boulenger, 1896)

Spectacled seasnake
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Reptilia | Squamata | Hydrophiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Demersal; depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 356).  Tropical; 2°N - 58°S (Ref. 356)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 82.3, range 79 - 157.2 cm Max length : 165 cm SVL male/unsexed; (Ref. 74665)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Length based from survey data of Australian Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and fishers of Northern Prawn Fishery.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 February 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.24).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.