Homalophis doriae PETERS, 1871

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Higher Taxa	Homalopsidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Sarawak Mud Snake, Sarawak Water Snake, Blotched-Lipped Mud Snake
Synonym	Homalophis Doriae PETERS 1871: 577 Hypsirhina doriae — GYI 1970 Enhydris doriae — BAUER et al. 1995: 72 Enhydris cf. doriae — AULIYA 2006 Enhydris doriae — MURPHY 2007: 106 Enhydris doriae — WALLACH et al. 2014: 270 Homalophis doriae — MURPHY & VORIS 2014: 23 Homalophis doriae — BERNSTEIN et al. 2023
Distribution	Malaysia (Borneo: Sarawak) Type locality: “Sarawak”
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Syntypes: ZMB 7120, MSNG 30665
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (genus): Large bodied, smooth scales; nasal scales in contact; 25–33 rows of dorsal scales, subocular scales, divided internasal; first labial does not contact loreal; 2–4 pairs of chin shields, 2–3 supraoculars; 2–3 postoculars; 13–15 upper labials, upper labials behind eye are horizontally divided into three tiers; lower labials 15–20, dorsum uniform brown or gray with red or yellow ventral surface (MURPHY & VORIS 2014).
Comment	Type species: Homalophis Doriae PETERS 1871: 577 is the type species of the genus Homalophis PETERS 1871. Habitat: aquatic; swamps, muddy rivers, rice fields, ponds.
Etymology	Named after Marquis Doria, a Genoese nobleman who supported numerous collecting expeditions into Southeast Asia and who collected the syntypes of this species.
References	Auliya, M. 2006. Taxonomy, Life History, and conservation of giant reptiles in west Kalimantan. Natur und Tier Verlag, Münster, 432 pp. - get paper here Bauer, A.M.; Günther,R. & Klipfel,M. 1995. The herpetological contributions of Wilhelm C.H. Peters (1815-1883). SSAR Facsimile Reprints in Herpetology, 714 pp. Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Bernstein, J. M., de Souza, H. F., Murphy, J. C., Voris, H. K., Brown, R. M., Myers, E. A., Harrington, S., Shanker, K., & Ruane, S. 2023. Phylogenomics of Fresh and Formalin Specimens Resolves the Systematics of Old World Mud Snakes (Serpentes: Homalopsidae) and Expands Biogeographic Inference. Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biology - get paper here Das, I. 2012. A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford J, ohn Beaufoy Publishing - get paper here Gyi, Ko Ko 1970. A revision of colubrid snakes of the sub-family Homalopsinae. Univ. Kans. Publs. Mus. Nat. Hist 20 (2): 44-223 - get paper here Murphy, J.C. & Voris, H.K. 2014. A Checklist and Key to the Homalopsid Snakes (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes), with the Description of New Genera. FIELDIANA: LIFE AND EARTH SCIENCES (8): 1–43 - get paper here Murphy, John C. 2007. Homalopsid Snakes: Evolution in the Mud. Krieger Publishing, Malabar, Florida, 249 pp. Peters, W. 1871. Uber neue Reptilien aus Ostafrika und Sarawak (Borneo), vorzüglich aus der Sammlung des Hrn. Marquis J. Doria zu Genua. Mber. k. preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin [1871]: 566-581 - get paper here Stuebing, R.B., Inger, R.F. & Lardner, B. 2014. A field guide to the snakes of Borneo, second edition. Natural history Publications (Borneo) Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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