Bocourt's Water Snake
Subsessor bocourti
Subsessor is a genus of snake in the family Homalopsidae. The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species Subsessor bocourti. The species is commonly known as Bocourt's mud snake or Bocourt's water snake and has traditionally been placed in the genus Enhydris.
From the article Subsessor on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
S. bocourti is found in a wide range of stagnant fresh water habitats in Mainland Southeast Asia. Records from China are questionable.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range and habitat”
What it does
S. bocourti is a live bearing species, giving birth to, on average, 3–8 fully formed neonate snakes.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
In human culture
Both the specific name, bocourti, and the common name, Bocourt's water snake, refer to French zoologist Marie Firmin Bocourt.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 540232.