Cerberus (snake)
Genus of snakes
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Cerberus (common name dog-faced water snakes) is a small genus of snakes in the family Homalopsidae.
| Cerberus (snake) | |
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| Cerberus rynchops | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Homalopsidae |
| Genus: | Cerberus Cuvier, 1829 |
| Species | |
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Five, see text. | |
Geographic range and habitat
Member species of the genus Cerberus are common inhabitants of Southeast Asia's mangrove habitat and mudflats.
Etymology
Species
The following five species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Cerberus australis (Gray, 1842)
- Cerberus dunsoni Murphy, Voris & Karns, 2012
- Cerberus microlepis Boulenger, 1896
- Cerberus rynchops (Schneider, 1799)
- Cerberus schneiderii (Schlegel, 1837)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cerberus.
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