Kapuas mud snake

Kapuas mud snake
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Homalopsidae
Genus:	Homalophis
Species:	H. gyii
Binomial name
	Homalophis gyii; J.C. Murphy, Voris & Auliya, 2005
Synonyms
	Enhydris gyii ; J.C. Murphy, Voris & Auliya, 2005; Hypsirhina doriae ; — A.E. Brown, 1902; Enhydris doriae ; — Barbour, 1912; Enhydris gyii ; — J.C. Murphy, 2007; Homalophis gyii ; — J.C. Murphy & Voris, 2014;

The Kapuas mud snake (Homalophis gyii) is a species of snake in the family Homalopsidae. The species, which is native to Borneo, can change its epidermal colour spontaneously.^[3]

Etymology

The common name, Kapuas mud snake, refers to the Kapuas River. The specific name, gyii, is in honor of Burmese herpetologist Dr Ko Ko Gyi.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. gyii is freshwater wetlands.^[1]

Colour change

The Kapuas mud snake's chameleon-like behaviour was discovered accidentally in 2005 when a specimen was put in a dark bucket. The snake's skin turned pale white 20 minutes later.^[5] Scientists determined the snake to be a new species belonging to the genus Enhydris.

Description

H. gyii may attain a total length (including tail) of 150 cm (59 in).^{[citation needed]}

Venom

Like all members of the subfamily Homalopsinae, H. gyii is rear-fanged and mildly venomous.

Reproduction

H. gyii is viviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Murphy, J. (2010). "Enhydris gyii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176679A7282427.en. Accessed on 25 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b Species Homalophis gyii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
^ Murphy, John C.; Harold K. Voris; Mark Auliya (31 Dec 2005). "A new species of Enhydris (Serpentes: Colubridae: Homalopsinae) from the Kapuas river system, West Kalimantan, Indonesia" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 53 (2): 271–275. (Enhydris gyii, new species). Retrieved 2006-06-27.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson. Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Enhydris gyii, p. 112).
^ "Snake displays changing colours". BBC News. 26 June 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-09.

External links

Data related to Homalophis gyii at Wikispecies
http://animalpicturesarchive.com/view.php?tid=2&did=22635 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine

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[iucn-1] Murphy, J. (2010). "Enhydris gyii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176679A7282427.en. Accessed on 25 November 2023.

[RDB-2] Species Homalophis gyii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[auliya2006-3] Murphy, John C.; Harold K. Voris; Mark Auliya (31 Dec 2005). "A new species of Enhydris (Serpentes: Colubridae: Homalopsinae) from the Kapuas river system, West Kalimantan, Indonesia" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 53 (2): 271–275. (Enhydris gyii, new species). Retrieved 2006-06-27.

[4] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson. Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Enhydris gyii, p. 112).

[5] "Snake displays changing colours". BBC News. 26 June 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-09.

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