Chinese Mud Snake
Myrrophis chinensis (Gray, 1842)
Also calledChinesische Wassertrugnatter (deu) · Pum-twa (zho) · Serpiente Acuática China (spa) · 中国水蛇 (zho) · 中国沼蛇 (zho) · 中國水蛇 (zho) · 中國水蛇/泥蛇 (zho) · 唐水蛇 (zho) · 泥蛇 (zho)
First described in: Gray, J. E. Monographic Synopsis of the Water Snakes, or the Family of Hydridae.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Remarks. Along with M. bennettii, Steindachner (1867) mentioned that a specimen of M. chinensis was collected in Singapore during the Austrian Novara circumnavigational expedition between 1857 and 1859. Steindachner (1867) noted that the specimen was gifted by the author, but we are unsure who he is referring to. As M. chinensis has a similar distribution to M. bennettii, ranging from southeastern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan to northern Vietnam (Wallach et al. 2014), the specimen locality is incorrect. We found no other publication that references this record. LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. No specimens.
Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution
materials_examined
Additional Singapore museum specimens. Singapore (no locality): NMW. Family Lamprophiidae Fitzinger, 1843 (1 species) Genus Psammodynastes Günther, 1858 b (1 species)
Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution
materials_examined
Singapore records. Hypsirhina chinensis — Steindachner, 1867: 68.
Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 8008677.