Hypsiscopus
| Hypsiscopus | |
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| Hypsiscopus plumbea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Homalopsidae |
| Genus: | Hypsiscopus Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Species | |
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2 (see text) | |
Hypsiscopus is a genus of snakes of the family Homalopsidae.[1] The name comes from the Greek words Hypsi, meaning high or lofty, and scopus, meaning view, and refers to the location of the eyes, which are set high on the heads of these snakes.[2][3]
Species
There are three recognized species:[1][4]
- Hypsiscopus matannensis (Boulenger, 1897)
- Hypsiscopus plumbea (Boie, 1827)
- Hypsiscopus murphyi (Bernstein et al., 2022)
References
- ^ a b Hypsiscopus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 May 2021..
- ^ "Snakes of Taiwan: Hypsiscopus plumbea - Plumbeous Water Snake". www.snakesoftaiwan.com. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ "Is a Rice Paddy Snake the Right Pet Snake for You?". RightPet. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ Justin M. Bernstein; Harold K. Voris; Bryan L. Stuart; Somphouthone Phimmachak; Sengvilay Seateun; Niane Sivongxay; Thy Neang; Daryl R. Karns; Heather L. Andrews; Jennifer Osterhage; Elizabeth A. Phipps; Sara Ruane (2022). "Undescribed Diversity in a Widespread, Common Group of Asian Mud Snakes (Serpentes: Homalopsidae: Hypsiscopus)". Ichthyology & Herpetology. 110 (3): 561–574. doi:10.1643/h2022015. S2CID 252929176.