Homalopsinae
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New Guinea Bockadam
Cerberus rynchops |
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Homalopsinae is a sub-family of Colubridae which contains some 10 genera and about 4 dozen species. They are typically stout-bodied water snakes, and all are mildly venomous. The genus Brachyorrhos may belong elsewhere.