Enhydris

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Enhydris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Subclass: Diapsida
Superorder: Lepidosauria
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Infraorder: Alethinophidia
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Homalopsinae
Genus: Enhydris
Sonnini & Latreille, 1802[1]
Species

Several, see text

The snake called "海豹蛇" ("sea-leopard snake", which is translated as Enhydris bocourti at many web pages), accompanied by a list of options for serving it, occupies a place of honor among the creatures displayed outside of a Guangzhou restaurant

Enhydris is a genus of slightly venomous colubrid snakes. Species include:

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  • sea-leopard snake, Enhydris bocourti (Jan, 1865)
  • Sind River snake, Enhydris chanardi Murphy & Voris, 2005
  • Chinese water snake, Enhydris chinensis (Gray, 1842)
  • Dussumier's water snake, Enhydris dussumieri (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
  • rainbow water snake, Enhydris enhydris (Schneider, 1799)
  • Kapuas mud snake, Enhydris gyii Murphy, Voris & Auliya, 2005
  • Enhydris innominata (Morice, 1875)
  • Enhydris jagorii (Peters, 1863)
  • Enhydris longicauda (Bourret, 1934)
  • rice paddy snake, Enhydris plumbea (F. Boie, 1827)
  • Macleay's water snake, Enhydris polylepis (Fischer, 1886)
  • Siebold's water snake, Enhydris sieboldi (Schlegel, 1837)[2]

References

  1. Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de
  2. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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