Chinese Mud Snake

Myrrophis chinensis est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Homalopsidae. Description Myrrophis chinensis, anciennement Enhydris chinensis est un petit serpent (80cm maximum) opistoglyphe. Cette espèce possède 21-23 rangées d'écailles dorsales à mi-corps.

The Chinese water snake, Chinese smooth water snake, Chinese mud snake or Chinese rice paddy snake (Enhydris chinensis or Myrrophis chinensis) is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake, endemic to Asia. Geographic range Enhydris chinensis is found in China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Habitat As the common name suggests, the Chinese water snake is a highly aquatic species, adapting well to human-altered environments such as fish pools and rice paddies.

Myrrophis es un género de serpientes de la familia Homalopsidae. ​ Son endémicas de las costas del sur de China, Taiwán y Vietnam. Especies Se reconocen las siguientes:​ Myrrophis bennettii (Gray, 1842) Myrrophis chinensis (Gray, 1842) Myrrophis dakkrongensis Nguyen, Le, Lathrop, Vo, Murphy & Che, 2024​ Referencias Kumar, Sanders, George & Murphy, 2012 : The status of Eurostus dussumierii and Hypsirhina chinensis (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes): with comments on the origin of salt tolerance in homalopsid snakes.