Hydrops caesurus
| Hydrops caesurus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Hydrops |
| Species: | H. caesurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrops caesurus | |
Hydrops caesurus is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to central South America.
Description
[edit]Unlike other species in its genus, Hydrops caesurus does not have dark rings that are complete across its dorsum, but instead it has dark dorsal spots. It has a cream-colored spot on the sixth upper labial. Its dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows at midbody.[2]
Geographic distribution
[edit]Hydrops caesurus is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of Hydrops caesurus is freshwater wetlands.[1]
Behavior
[edit]Hydrops caesurus is aquatic, and can be found in both flowing and still waters.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Hydrops caesurus is oviparous.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Scrocchi, G.; Giraudo, A.; Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Williams, J. (2021). "Hydrops caesurus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176817A61318688. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Hydrops caesurus SCROCCHI, FERREIRA, GIRAUDO, AVILA & MOTTE, 2005". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Motte, M.; Núñez, K.; Cacciali, P.; Brusquetti, F.; Scott, N.; Aquino, A.L. (2009). "Categorización del estado de conservación de los anfibios y reptiles de Paraguay ". Cuadernos de Herpetología. 23 (1): 518.
- Scrocchi, G.J.; Ferreira, V.L.; Giraudo, A.R; Ávila, R.W.; Motte, M. (2005). "A New Species of Hydrops (Serpentes: Colubridae: Hydropsini) from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay". Herpetologica. 61 (4): 468–477. (Hydrops caesurus, new species).
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