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Homalopsidae
The Homalopsidae are a family of snakes which contains about 28 genus, genera and more than 50 species. They are commonly known as Indo-Australian water snakes, mudsnakes, or bockadams. They are also known as ''ular air'' (lit. "water snake") in Indonesian. They are typically stout-bodied water snakes, and all are mildly venomous. Two monotypic genera are notable for their unusual morphology: ''Erpeton'' possesses a pair of short, fleshy appendages protruding from the front of the snout, and ''Bitia'' has uniquely enlarged snake skull, palatine teeth. ''Cerberus (snake), Cerberus'' species have been noted to use sidewinding to cross slick Mudflat, mud flats during low tide. ''Fordonia'' and ''Gerarda (snake), Gerarda'' are the only snakes known to tear their prey apart before eating it, pulling soft-shelled crabs through their coils to rip them apart prior to ingestion. Genera * ''Bitia'' Gray, 1842 * ''Brachyorrhos'' Kuhl, 1826 * ''Calamophis'' Meyer, 1874 * ''Cantoria (snake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homalopsis
''Homalopsis'' is a genus of snakes of the Family (biology), family Homalopsidae. The genus is restricted to South East Asia and includes five currently recognized species. Like all members of the family Homalopsidae, ''Homalopsis'' are rear-fanged and mildly venomous, though considered harmless to humans. Habitat ''Homalopsis'' are a freshwater aquatic species that are found in a wide range of habitats including ponds, rivers, flowing streams, swamps, marshes and other wetlands. Human disturbance and activity does not seem to hinder this species as much as others and can be actively found in disturbed habitat such as man-made drainage ditches and irrigated agriculture fields.Murphy, John C. 2007. Homalopsid Snakes: Evolution in the Mud. Krieger Publishing, Malabar, Florida, 249 pp. Behavior This species is nocturnal and can be found in muddy bank holes or burrows during the day. It feeds primarily on fish but may also eat anurans and possibly crustaceans. Reproduction ''Homal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myanophis
''Myanophis'' is a genus of snake in the family Homalopsidae that contains the sole species ''Myanophis thanlyinensis''. It is endemic to Myanmar, and was described in 2021 from two male and two female specimens found in the vicinity of the campus of East Yangon University. Aside from genetic differences, it can be distinguished from all other homalopsid genera by its smooth dorsal scales, short tail length in relation to the body, separated nasal scales, unique number of ventral and subcaudal scales, and bilobed hemipenis in males. It is most closely related to the genera ''Myrrophis ''Myrrophis'' is a genus of snakes in the family Homalopsidae.. Species *'' Myrrophis bennettii'' (Gray, 1842) *'' Myrrophis chinensis'' (Gray, 1842) References Further reading * Kumar AB, Sanders KL, George S George may refer to: People ...'' and '' Gyiophis'', from which it can be distinguished by its bilobed hemipenis as opposed to unilobed in the other two genera. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyiophis
''Gyiophis'' is a genus of snakes in the family Homalopsidae.. The genus is endemic to Myanmar. Etymology The genus ''Gyiophis'' was named in honor of the Burmese herpetologist Ko Ko Gyi. Species , three described species have been classified in the genus ''Gyiophis''. *''Gyiophis maculosus'' – Blanford's mud snake *''Gyiophis salweenensis'' – Salween river basin mud snake *''Gyiophis vorisi'' – Voris' mud snake ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Gyiophis''. Geographic range All three species in the genus ''Gyiophis'' are found in Myanmar. Two species, ''G. maculosa'' and ''G. vorisi'', live in the Irrawaddy Delta The Irrawaddy Delta or Ayeyarwady Delta lies in the Irrawaddy Division, the lowest expanse of land in Myanmar that fans out from the limit of tidal influence at Myan Aung to the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, to the south at the mouth of the A ..., whereas ''G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Guinea Bockadam
''Cerberus rynchops'', also known as the New Guinea bockadam, South Asian bockadam, bockadam snake, or dog-faced water snake, is a mildly venomous species of a snake in the family Homalopsidae. It is native to coastal waters of South and Southeast Asia. The species was re-delimited in 2012, allocating populations east and south of the west coast of Thailand to other species. Ecology and behaviour It is commonly found in mangroves, mudflats, streams, ponds, tidal pools, on algae patches, and has even been found burrowing into the mud. It is rear-fanged and is mildly venomous. An aquatic and nocturnal snake, it feeds mainly on fish and is known to consume eels. In captivity, it is observed to move in a sidewinding direction on land. In the BBC series 'Life in Cold Blood' it was filmed adapting this sidewinding technique to jump across a mudflat in Singapore; up until then, no snakes were considered able to truly jump. It also has a prehensile Prehensility is the quality of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerarda Prevostiana
''Gerarda prevostiana'', commonly known as the cat-eyed water snake, Gerard's water snake, or the glossy marsh snake, is a species of snake in the family Homalopsidae. The species is endemic to Asia. It is the only species in the genus ''Gerarda''. Etymology The generic name, ''Gerarda'', is in honor of someone named "Gerard". Unfortunately, John Edward Gray, who named the genus in 1849, did not specify whom he was honoring. Two possibilities are Adam Gerard or Rev. Gerard R. Smith, both of whom sent specimens of reptiles to Gray at the British Museum.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Genus ''Gerarda'', p. 99; species ''G. prevostiana'', p. 211). The specific name, ''prevostiana'', is in honor of French naturalist and illustrator Florent Prévost. Diet ''Gerarda prevostiana'' feeds almost exclusively on crabs, which it tears into bite-sized pieces by pulli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miralia
''Miralia'' is a genus of snake Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more j ...s belonging to the family Homalopsidae. The species of this genus are found in Southeastern Asia. Species Species: * ''Miralia alternans'' (Reuss, 1834) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q20052522 Homalopsidae Snake genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mintonophis
''Mintonophis'' is a genus of snake Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more j ...s belonging to the family Homalopsidae. The species of this genus are found in India. Species Species: * ''Mintonophis pakistanicus'' (Mertens, 1959) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q20054042 Homalopsidae Snake genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kualatahan
''Kualatahan'' is a genus of snakes belonging to the family Homalopsidae The Homalopsidae are a family of snakes which contains about 28 genus, genera and more than 50 species. They are commonly known as Indo-Australian water snakes, mudsnakes, or bockadams. They are also known as ''ular air'' (lit. "water snake") in .... Species Species: * ''Kualatahan pahangensis'' (Tweedie, 1946) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q20054036 Homalopsidae Snake genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnsophis
''Karnsophis'' is a genus of snakes belonging to the family Homalopsidae The Homalopsidae are a family of snakes which contains about 28 genus, genera and more than 50 species. They are commonly known as Indo-Australian water snakes, mudsnakes, or bockadams. They are also known as ''ular air'' (lit. "water snake") in .... Species Species: * ''Karnsophis siantaris'' Murphy & Voris, 2013 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18591541 Homalopsidae Snake genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypsiscopus
''Hypsiscopus'' is a genus of snakes of the family Homalopsidae The Homalopsidae are a family of snakes which contains about 28 genus, genera and more than 50 species. They are commonly known as Indo-Australian water snakes, mudsnakes, or bockadams. They are also known as ''ular air'' (lit. "water snake") in ..... The name comes from the Greek words ''Hypsi'', meaning high or lofty, and ''scopus'', meaning view, and refers to the location of the eyes, which are set high on the heads of these snakes. Species There are three recognized species: * '' Hypsiscopus matannensis'' (Boulenger, 1897) * '' Hypsiscopus plumbea'' (Boie, 1827) * '' Hypsiscopus murphyi'' (Bernstein ''et al.'', 2022) References Snake genera Colubrids Snakes of Asia Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger {{colubrid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heurnia
''Heurnia'' is a genus of snakes belonging to the family Homalopsidae The Homalopsidae are a family of snakes which contains about 28 genus, genera and more than 50 species. They are commonly known as Indo-Australian water snakes, mudsnakes, or bockadams. They are also known as ''ular air'' (lit. "water snake") in .... Species Species: * ''Heurnia ventromaculata'' Jong, 1926 References Homalopsidae Snake genera {{Colubrids-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phytolopsis
''Phytolopsis'' is a genus of snakes belonging to the family Homalopsidae The Homalopsidae are a family of snakes which contains about 28 genus, genera and more than 50 species. They are commonly known as Indo-Australian water snakes, mudsnakes, or bockadams. They are also known as ''ular air'' (lit. "water snake") in .... The species of this genus are found in Southeastern Asia. Species Species: * ''Phytolopsis punctata'' Gray, 1849 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q19968897 Homalopsidae Snake genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
