Kerala Mud Snake

Dieurostus dussumieri

Classification

Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Homalopsidae

Dieurostus is a genus of snake in the family Homalopsidae. The genus Dieurostus is monotypic, containing only the species Dieurostus dussumieri, commonly known as Dussumier's water snake, or the Kerala mud snake. The species, which is mildly venomous and rear-fanged, is endemic to Kerala, in southwestern India.

Distribution

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Kerala Mud Snake

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