Hypsiscopus matannensis

Hypsiscopus matannensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Homalopsidae
Genus:	Hypsiscopus
Species:	H. matannensis
Binomial name
Hypsiscopus matannensis (Boulenger 1897)
Synonyms
Enhydris matannensis Hypsirhina matannensis (Basionym)

Hypsiscopus matannensis is a species of water snake in the order Squamata. ^[1] The species epithet refers to its type locality, Lake Matana (also spelled Matano), in Sulawesi. ^{[2] [3]} Its common names are Matana mud or water snake, ^{[3] [4] [5]} which also reflects its type locality, and Boulenger's water snake. ^[6] The species was first described in 1897 by the zoologist George Albert Boulenger.

It is endemic to Southeast Sulawesi (the Celebes). ^[7]

References

1. "Hypsiscopus matannensis (Boulenger, 1897)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
2. Huetz, Peter; Hallermann, Jakob. "Hypsiscopus matannensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
3. "Matana Mud Snake, Hypsiscopus matannensis (Boulenger, 1897)". Natural History.Live. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
4. "Genus Hypsiscopus - taxonomy & distribution / RepFocus". www.repfocus.dk. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
5. Healey, Ryan M.; Atutubo, Jessica R.; Kusrini, Mirza Dikari; Howard, Lesley; Page, Felicia; Hallisey, Noah; Karraker, Nancy E. (2020-12-01). "Road mortality threatens endemic species in a national park in Sulawesi, Indonesia". Global Ecology and Conservation. 24 e01281. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01281 . ISSN   2351-9894.Note: common name spelled with two N's (Matanna)
6. "Boulenger's Water Snake names - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
7. Murphy, John C.; Voris, Harold K.; Angielczyk, Kenneth David (2014). A checklist and key to the homalopsid snakes (reptilia, squamata, serpentes), with the description of new genera. Chicago, Ill: Field Museum of Natural History.