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Cerberus (snake)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squamata

Family
  
Colubridae

Cerberus (snake)

Cerberus (common name dog-faced water snakes) is a small genus of water snakes in the family Colubridae. Member species are common inhabitants of Southeast Asia's mangrove habitat and mudflats. Its name is that of the dog-like Greek mythological creature Cerberus.

Species

  • Cerberus australis (Gray, 1842)
  • Cerberus dunsoni Murphy, Voris & Karns, 2012
  • Cerberus microlepis Boulenger, 1896
  • Cerberus rynchops (Schneider, 1799)
  • Cerberus schneiderii (Schlegel, 1837)
  • References

    Cerberus (snake) Wikipedia