Mintonophis pakistanicus (MERTENS, 1959)
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Mintonophis pakistanicus
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| Higher Taxa | Homalopsidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Sind River Mud Snake |
| Synonym | Enhydris pakistanica MERTENS 1959 Enhydris pakistanica — DAS 1996: 56 Enhydris pakistanica — MURPHY 2007: 146 Enhydris pakistanica — WALLACH et al. 2014: 272 Mintonophis pakistanicus — MURPHY & VORIS 2014: 28 Enhydrus pakistanica — KHAN 2017 (in error) |
| Distribution | Pakistan Type locality: "Jati, unteres Indus-Gebiet, Sind, West-Pakistan." [=Pakistan]. “ |
| Reproduction | ovoviviparous |
| Types | Holotype: SMF 56340, a 708 mm male (M.G. Konieczny, 5 June 1958). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus): Large, relatively thin body, exceptionally long tail, very narrow ventrals on anterior, nasals in contact; dorsal scales smooth, in 29 rows at mid-body, chin shields greatly reduced in size or absent. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 200 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Type species: Enhydris pakistanica MERTENS 1959 is the type species of the genus Mintonophis MURPHY & VORIS 2014. Diet: fish, frogs, crustaceans |
| Etymology | Named for its distribution in Pakistan. The genus was named in honor of Sherman A. Minton, Jr. for his work on the Pakistan herpetofauna. Gender of the genus is masculine, like other genera ending in -ophis. For an autobiography see Minton 2001. |
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