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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.
Homalopsidae
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Australasian Mud Snakes
Wassertrugnattern
Australasiatiske Muddersnoge*
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Contents:
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29 genera of which 13 (44.8%) are endemic | 0% 100%
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59 species of which 33 (55.9%) are endemic | 0% 100%
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Remarks:
This family was previously considered a subfamily of
Colubridae (e.g., Goin, Goin & Zug 1978; Voris, Alfaro, Karns, Starnes, Thompson & Murphy 2002). Most works now treat it as a separate family, Homalopsidae (e.g., Murphy 2007; Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto 2009; Murphy & Voris 2014; Vitt & Caldwell 2014).
Distribution:
S. Asia, Malay Archipelago, Australia, W. Pacific.
Reported from:
Australia,
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Brunei,
Cambodia,
China,
East Timor,
India,
Indonesia,
Laos,
Malaysia,
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Pakistan,
Palau,
Papua New Guinea,
Philippines,
Singapore,
Sri Lanka,
Taiwan,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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