An injection molded plastic identification element (1) adapted to be arranged on a strap (10) to be fitted around a part of an animal. The identification element has an injection molded plastic body with a front portion (2) provided with one or more visually readable identification indicia (3), wherein the plastic body further has at least one loop portion (6, 7, 8) that is integral with the front portion at the rear thereof and forms a strap passage through which the strap can be passed when arranging the identification element on the strap.The injection molded plastic body is made from a laser markable plastic material, the one or more identification indicia being made by laser marking. A grip enhancing member (12) is embedded in the molded plastic body, said grip enhancing member having a grip increasing gripping surface (13), which grip enhancing member is arranged and construed to grip onto the strap when passed through the one or more strap passages of the plastic body.
