Tentacled snake

Tentacled snake
Tentacled snake head and tentacles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Homalopsidae
Genus: Erpeton
Species:
E. tentaculatum
Binomial name
Erpeton tentaculatum
Synonyms

Erpeton tentaculatus [orth. error] Lacépède, 1800
Rhinopirus erpeton Merrem, 1820
Homalopsis herpeton Schlegel, 1837
Herpeton tentaculatum Jan, 1860

The tentacled snake or tentacle snake (Erpeton tentaculatum) is a rear-fanged aquatic snake native to Southeast Asia. It is the only species of the genus Erpeton. The two tentacles on its snout are a unique feature among snakes.

  1. ^ Murphy, J.; Brooks, S.E.; Bain, R.H. (2010). "Erpeton tentaculatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T176697A7285596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176697A7285596.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Erpeton tentaculatum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 February 2015.