Cerberus rynchops

Cerberus rynchops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Homalopsidae
Genus: Cerberus
Species:
C. rynchops
Binomial name
Cerberus rynchops
(Schneider, 1799)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hydrus rynchops
    Schneider, 1799
  • Hydrus cinereus
    Shaw, 1802
  • Coluber cerberus
    Daudin, 1803
  • Python rhynchops
    — Merrem, 1820
  • Homalopsis cerberus
    — Fitzinger, 1826
  • Homalopsis molurus
    H. Boie, 1826
  • Homolopsis rhynchops
    — F. Boie, 1827
  • Cerberus cerberus
    Cuvier, 1829
  • Cerberus cinereus
    — Cantor, 1839
  • Cerberus rhynchops
    — Günther, 1864
  • Hurria rynchops
    — Stejneger, 1907
  • Cerberus rynchops
    — M.A. Smith, 1930

Cerberus rynchops, also known as the New Guinea bockadam, South Asian bockadam, bockadam snake, or dog-faced water snake, is a mildly venomous species of a snake in the family Homalopsidae.[1][2] It is native to coastal waters of South and Southeast Asia.[2] The species was re-delimited in 2012, allocating populations east and south of the west coast of Thailand to other species.[3]

  1. ^ a b Murphy, J. (2010). "Cerberus rynchops ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T176680A7282653. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176680A7282653.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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