Hypsiscopus plumbea | |
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From Phetchabun Province, western Thailand | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Homalopsidae |
Genus: | Hypsiscopus |
Species: | H. plumbea
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Binomial name | |
Hypsiscopus plumbea (F. Boie, 1827)
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The rice paddy snake (Hypsiscopus plumbea), also known as grey water snake,[3] Boie's mud snake,[1] 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.[4][5] It is somewhat common, and is one of the most widespread species of water snake in Asia.[5][6][3]
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