Crocker's sea snake
Crocker's sea snake is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae. The species L. crockeri is found in Oceania.Etymology
The specific name, crockeri, is in honor of American railroad magnate Charles Templeton Crocker, who allowed the California Academy of Sciences to use his yacht, the Zaca, for scientific expeditions.L. crockeri is endemic to a single brackish lake on Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands.Conservation status
L. crockeri is currently listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature due to the extremely limited distribution of the species.
