Siebold's water snake
Species of snake
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Siebold's water snake (Ferania sieboldii), also known commonly as Siebold's mud snake and Siebold's smooth water snake, is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Homalopsidae. The species is endemic to Asia.[citation needed]
| Siebold's water snake | |
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| Ferania sieboldii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Homalopsidae |
| Genus: | Ferania |
| Species: | F. sieboldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ferania sieboldii | |
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Etymology
Both the specific name, sieboldii, and the common name, Siebold's water snake, are in honor of Philipp Franz von Siebold, a German botanist and physician.[4]
Geographic range
F. sieboldii is found in Bangladesh, northcentral India, and western Malaysia.[5]
Habitat
Description
F. sieboldii has a dorsal pattern of large blotches similar to those of a python, but it is distinctive in having its nostrils on the top of the snout to aid its aquatic lifestyle. It also lacks labial pits.[6]
It may attain a total length (including tail) of 89 cm (35 in). A female of that length had a tail which was 11 cm (4.3 in) long.[7]
Reproduction
F. sieboldii is viviparous.[3]
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