Hypsiscopus matannensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Homalopsoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Homalopsoidea

Familia: Homalopsidae
Genus: Hypsiscopus
Species: Hypsiscopus matannensis

Name

Hypsiscopus matannensis (Boulenger, 1897)

• Holotype: NMBA 1735, ♂, collected by P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin between 1893–1896.
• Type locality: “Lake Matanna, South-eastern Celebes”.

Combinations

• Hypsirhina matannensis Boulenger, 1897: 225 [original combination]
• Enhydris matannensis — Haas, 1950: 576 [subsequent combination]
• Hypsiscopus matannensis — Murphy & Voris, 2014: 26 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1897. A catalogue of the reptiles and batrachians of Celebes with special reference to the collections made by Drs P & F Sarasin in 1893-1896. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897: 193–237. BHL
• Murphy, J.C. & Voris, H.K. 2014. A Checklist and Key to the Homalopsid Snakes (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes), with the Description of New Genera. Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences 8: 1–43. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Hypsiscopus matannensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 November 2018.
• Murphy, J. 2010. IUCN: Enhydris matannensis  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176696A7285471. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176696A7285471.en

Vernacular names

English: Boulenger’s Mud Snake