Hydrops (snake)
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Hydrops is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America.[1]
Species
Three species are recognized as being valid.[1][2]
- Hydrops caesurus Scrocchi et al., 2005Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Hydrops martii (Wagler, 1824)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Amazon water snake
- Hydrops triangularis (Wagler, 1824)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - triangle water snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Hydrops.
Etymology
The specific name, martii, is in honor of German botanist Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.[3]
References
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- ↑ a b Hydrops at the Reptile Database.
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- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Hydrops martii, p. 170).
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Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I-XX. (Genus Hydrops, pp. 186–187).
- Freiberg M (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong:T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. Template:ISBN. (Genus Hydrops, pp. 66, 72, 99-100).
- Wagler J (1830). Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. Munich, Stuttgart & Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (Hydrops, new genus, p. 170). (in German and Latin).