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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: July 4th, 2026.


Taxonomy of the family Dipsadidae
Bibliography of the genus Hydromorphus
Biodiversity of the family Dipsadidae








Genus
Hydromorphus

Central American Water Snakes

Zentralamerikanische Wassernattern

Centralamerikanske Vandsnoge

1859 Hydromorphus Peters (type species: Hydromorphus concolor Peters 1859)
Contents: 2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.

Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations


Head drawings of the
genus Hydromorphus.
Compiled by
V. Wallach

Hydromorphus concolor

Common Central American Water Snake, Costa Rican Water Snake, Tropical Seep Snake

Gewöhnliche Zentralamerikanische Wassernatter

Almindelig Centralamerikansk Vandsnog

1859 Hydromorphus concolor Peters
1942 Hydromorphus clarki Dunn (Savage & Donnelly 1988)

Distribution: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.


Hydromorphus dunni

Panamanian Water Snake, (Dunn's Water Snake)

Panamaische Wassernatter

Panamansk Vandsnog

1942 Hydromorphus dunni Slevin

Distribution: Panama.