Sind River snake

The Sind River snake (Enhydris chanardi), also known commonly as Chanard's mud snake and Chan-ard's water snake, is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Homalopsidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.

Sind River snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Homalopsidae
Genus: Enhydris
Species:
E. chanardi
Binomial name
Enhydris chanardi
Synonyms[3]
  • Hypsirhina jagorii
    — Günther, 1864
    (not Hypsirhina jagorii
    W. Peters, 1863)
  • Enhydris jagorii
    — Cochran, 1930
    (not Hypsirhina jagorii
    W. Peters, 1863)

Geographic range

E. chanardi is found near or around Bangkok, Thailand.[4][5]

Etymology

The specific name, chanardi, is in honour of Thai herpetologist (Mr.) Tanya Chan-ard.[6]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. chanardi is freshwater wetlands.[1]

Behaviour

E. chanardi is crepuscular or nocturnal.

Diet

E. chanardi preys upon fishes and frogs..

Reproduction

E. chanardi is viviparous.[3]

Conservation status

E. chanardi is listed as "Data Deficient" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Little is known about the biology of this species.[1]

References
  1. Murphy J (2010). "Enhydris chanardi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176675A7281791.en. Accessed on 06 February 2022.
  2. Murphy, John C. (2007). Homalopsid Snakes: Evolution In The Mud. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing. 249 pp. ISBN 1-57524-259-1.
  3. Species Enhydris chanardi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. Snakes of Thailand at Siamfoundation.org. Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  5. siam-info.de Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. (in German). (Retrieved Oct. 9, 2010).
  6. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Enhydris chanardi, p. 51).

Further reading
  • Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
  • Cochran DM (1930). "The herpetological results made by Dr. Hugh Smith in Siam from 1923 to 1929". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 77 (11): 1-39. [1931].
  • Cox MJ, van Dijk PP, Nabhitabhata J, Thirakhupt K (1998). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Sanibel Island Florida: Ralph Curtis Publishing. 144 pp. ISBN 978-1-85368-438-8.
  • Günther A (1864). The Reptiles of British India. London: The Ray Society. (Taylor & Francis, printers). xxvii + 452 pp. + Plates I-XXVI.
  • Murphy JC, Voris HK (2005). "A new Thai Enhydris (Serpentes: Colubridae: Homalopsinae)". Raffles Bulletin of Zooogy 53 (1): 143–147. ("Enhydris chanardi, new species").



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