Myrrophis bennettii (GRAY, 1842)
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Higher Taxa | Homalopsidae, Colubroidea, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | Bennett's Mud Snake |
Synonym | Hypsirhina Bennettii GRAY 1842: 67 Hypsirhina maculata DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 950 Hypsirhina Bennettii — GÜNTHER 1864: 283 Hypsirhina bennettii — BOULENGER 1896: 8 Enhydris bennettii — STEJNEGER 1907: 302 Enhydris bennettii — SMITH 1943: 386 Enhydris bennettii — HEATWOLE 1999 Enhydris bennettii — NGUYEN et al. 2009 Myrrophis bennettii — KUMAR et al. 2012 Myrrophis bennettii — MURPHY & VORIS 2014: 30 Myrrophis bennettii — WALLACH et al. 2014: 467 |
Distribution | SE China (Hianan, Guangdong, Fujian, Hong Kong), Vietnam, Indonesia (Java), Taiwan Type locality: "China." |
Reproduction | viviparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.2.49, male (G. Bennett). |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Dorsal scales in 21 rows reduced to 17 in front of the vent. Nasal scales with a diameter greater than diameter of prefrontal; second pair of chin shields barely distinguishable from gulars; upper postocular larger than lower postocular. Its congener M. chinensis has 23 scale rows at midbody and small nasal scales [KUMAR et al. 2012]. See MURPHY & VORIS 2014: 30 for an updated diagnosis. See MURPHY & VORIS 2014: 30 for an alternative diagnosis. |
Comment | Synonymy: Hypsirhina maculata is listed as synonym of Enhydris bennettii by STEJNEGER 1907. This is a saltwater-tolerant species, and thus a “sea snake”. Habitat: partly marine; terrestrial-brackish water. Diet: fish |
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