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Scientific Name: Ferania sieboldii (Schlegel, 1837)
Synonym: Enhydris sieboldii (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Siebold’s Mud Snake, Siebold’s Smooth-water Snake, Siebold’s Water Snake
Local/Bangla Name: Sibolder Jalojo Shap (সাইবোল্ডের জলজ সাপ), Painna Shap (পাইন্না সাপ)
Photo: Jonathan Hakim (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Homalopsidae
Description:
The body of the snake is moderately stout, thick, and robust, covered with smooth scales. Its dorsal side exhibits a pale brown, olive mud green, or whitish coloration, adorned with broad and closely spaced asymmetrical marks of dark brown or dark olive mud green, outlined by black. The head is small, scarcely broader than the neck, with a rounded snout. The belly appears yellowish and is heavily marked with dark brown or blackish patches extending from the neck to the tail.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It iinhabits freshwater environments such as wetlands canals and ponds and commonly found in the northeast and southeast regions of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum, ZNT, Hassan MΑ, and Khondker M (2009) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 25. Amphibians and Reptiles. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 204 pp
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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