Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Dipsadidae Rank Genus | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | |
Similar Hydrops triangularis, Drepanoides, Helicops, Xenopholis, Taeniophallus | ||
Hydrops is a genus of dipsadid snakes. The genus is endemic to South America.
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Species
Three species are recognized.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Hydrops.
Etymology
The specific name, martii, is in honor of German botanist Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.
References
Hydrops (genus) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA