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Boie's Mud Snake
Hypsiscopus plumbea (Boie, 1827)
Also calledOlivfarbene Wassertrugnatter (deu) · Orangebuget Muddersnog (dan) · Serpiente Acuática de Vientre Amarillo (spa) · Ular Air Kelabu (ind) · งูปลิง (tha) · 水蛇 (zho) · 鉛色水蛇 (zho) · 铅色水蛇 (zho) · 铅色蛇 (zho)
First described in: Boie, F. Bemerkungen über Merrem’s Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien, 1. Lieferung: Ophidier.
The rice paddy snake (Hypsiscopus plumbea), also known as grey water snake, Boie's mud snake, yellow or orange bellied water snake, lead water snake or plumbeous water snake is a species of non - venomous, rear-fanged snake endemic to South Asia. It is somewhat common, and is one of the most widespread species of water snake in Asia.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
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Malaysia — Terengganu: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu campus, UMTZC 1451, Pulau Kapas, UMTZC 1583 & 1585, USMHC 1293, Sekayu, UMTZC 1674, AAH 0203 & 0296, Bukit Kesing, UMTZC 1668, Lata Belatan, USMHC 1057; Penang: Bukit Mertajam, USMHC 1133, Permatang Tinggi, USMHC 2568. Penang Island, USMHC 1741 & 2569; Kedah: Kuala Nerang, USMHC 1971.
Notes on the rare Pahang Mud Snake (Kualatahan pahangensis) (Tweedie 1946) (Squamata: Homalopsidae) endemic to Peninsular Malaysia with comments on its taxonomy and a range extension for the species
Hypsiscopus plumbeus (Boie 1827)
Hypsiscopus plumbeus “ Homalopsis plumbea ” Schlegel, 1826a: 238 (Species nomen credited to Kuhl & Van Hasselt).— Type locality. “Java” by inference.—Status. Nomen nudum, no description . “ Homalopsis plumbea ” Schlegel, 1826b: column 293 (Species nomen credited to Kuhl & Van Hasselt).— Type locality. “Java” by inference.—Status. Nomen nudum, no description . Homalopsis plumbea H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827: 550 [written as Column 560].— Type locality. Java, by inference.— Syntypes (at least 2 specimens). (1) According to Gyi (1970: 82; but see the discussion below): specimen RMNH. RENA.1163, a female; deposited by Heinrich Kuhl and Johan Coenraad van Hasselt, 1820–1823.— (2) Specimen not traced . Hypsirhina hardwickii Gray, 1835 (in 1832–1835): Plate 87: Fig. 1.— Type locality. None given.
On the status of Helicops wettsteini Amaral, 1929, a senior synonym of Hypsiscopus murphyi (SERPENTES: Homalopsidae)
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Description
The rice paddy snake is a relatively small snake, reaching a total length (including tail) of up to 72 cm (28 in), although sources vary. This snake feeds readily on small fish, frogs, and occasionally small lizards. It has countershading coloration, which is dark brown to grey in the upper part of its body, and light colored white to yellowish color at the bottom of its body. In some populations, the upper part may be greenish, and dark spots along the vertebral line may also occur. It is mainly nocturnal.
Range & habitat
The rice paddy snake is found in the Andaman Islands (India), Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, southern China, and Taiwan. The rice paddy snake is a common and abundant species associated with a variety of wet habitats.
Where it has been recorded
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9542943.