Subsessor | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Homalopsidae |
Genus: |
Subsessor J.C. Murphy & Voris, 2014 |
Species: | S. bocourti
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Binomial name | |
Subsessor bocourti (
Jan, 1865)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Subsessor is a genus of snake in the family Homalopsidae. The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species Subsessor bocourti. [2] The species is commonly known as Bocourt's mud snake or Bocourt's water snake and has traditionally been placed in the genus Enhydris. [1]
Both the specific name, bocourti, and the common name, Bocourt's water snake, refer to French zoologist Marie Firmin Bocourt. [2] [3]
S. bocourti is found in a wide range of stagnant fresh water habitats in Mainland Southeast Asia. [1] [2] Records from China are questionable. [2]
A robust snake, S. bocourti can surpass 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. [2]
S. bocourti is a live bearing species, [2] giving birth to, on average, 3-8 fully formed neonate snakes.[ citation needed]
S. bocourti feeds on frogs, fishes, and crustaceans. [2]
Bocourt's water snake is widely caught for its skin and sometimes also eaten. [1]