Hypsiscopus murphyi
| Hypsiscopus murphyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Homalopsidae |
| Genus: | Hypsiscopus |
| Species: | H. murphyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypsiscopus murphyi (Bernstein et al., 2022) | |
Hypsiscopus murphyi, commonly known as Murphy's mud snake, is species of snake in the family Homalopsidae. It's specific epithet is named after the herpetologist John C. Murphy.[1]
A 2024 morphological study concluded that Hypsiscopus murphyi is a junior synonym of Hypsiscopus wettsteini after revalidating the latter.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Laos (Khammouan), SE China (Hong Kong, Hainan, Fujian, Yunnan), Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand.[1]
Eating a fish
In Thailand
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Hypsiscopus wettsteini". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-12-22.