Hydrops caesurus

Hydrops caesurus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Hydrops
Species:	H. caesurus
Binomial name
Hydrops caesurus Scrocchi, Ferreira, Giraudo, Ávila & Motte, 2005

Hydrops caesurus is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to central South America.

Description

Unlike other species in its genus, Hydrops caesurus does not have dark rings that are complete across its dorsum, but instead it has dark dorsal spots. It has a cream-colored spot on the sixth upper labial. Its dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows at midbody. ^[2]

Geographic distribution

Hydrops caesurus is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Hydrops caesurus is freshwater wetlands. ^[1]

Behavior

Hydrops caesurus is aquatic, and can be found in both flowing and still waters. ^[1]

Reproduction

Hydrops caesurus is oviparous. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Scrocchi, G.; Giraudo, A.; Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Williams, J. (2021). "Hydrops caesurus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T176817A61318688. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
2. "Hydrops caesurus SCROCCHI, FERREIRA, GIRAUDO, AVILA & MOTTE, 2005". Reptile Database. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

Further reading

• Motte, M.; Núñez, K.; Cacciali, P.; Brusquetti, F.; Scott, N.; Aquino, A.L. (2009). "Categorización del estado de conservación de los anfibios y reptiles de Paraguay ". Cuadernos de Herpetología. 23 (1): 518.
• Scrocchi, G.J.; Ferreira, V.L.; Giraudo, A.R; Ávila, R.W.; Motte, M. (2005). "A New Species of Hydrops (Serpentes: Colubridae: Hydropsini) from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay". Herpetologica. 61 (4): 468–477. (Hydrops caesurus, new species).