| Myron | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Homalopsidae |
| Genus: | Myron Gray, 1849 |
Myron is a genus of snakes in the family Homalopsidae. [1] They are commonly known as 'mangrove snakes'.
Snakes of the genus Myron are found in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. [1]
Delma is a genus of lizards in the family Pygopodidae. The genus Delma contains 22 valid described species, all of which are endemic to Australia.
Panaspis is a genus of skinks, commonly called lidless skinks or snake-eyed skinks, endemic to Sub-saharan Africa.
John Edward Gray, FRS was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The standard author abbreviation J.E.Gray is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. The same is used for a zoological name.
Sir John Richardson FRS FRSE was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.
The Homalopsidae are a family of snakes which contains about 28 genera and more than 50 species. They are commonly known as Indo-Australian water snakes, mudsnakes, or bockadams. They are also known as ular air in Indonesian. They are typically stout-bodied water snakes, and all are mildly venomous. Two monotypic genera are notable for their unusual morphology: Erpeton possesses a pair of short, fleshy appendages protruding from the front of the snout, and Bitia has uniquely enlarged palatine teeth. Cerberus species have been noted to use sidewinding to cross slick mud flats during low tide. Fordonia and Gerarda are the only snakes known to tear their prey apart before eating it, pulling soft-shelled crabs through their coils to rip them apart prior to ingestion.
Oligodon is genus of colubrid snakes that was first described by the Austrian zoologist Fitzinger in 1826. This genus is widespread throughout central and tropical Asia.
Macrovipera lebetinus is a venomous viper species found in North Africa, much of the Middle East, and as far east as Kashmir. Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate race described here.
Gerarda prevostiana, commonly known as the cat-eyed water snake, Gerard's water snake, or the glossy marsh snake, is a species of snake in the family Homalopsidae. The species is endemic to Asia. It is the only species in the genus Gerarda.
Aipysurus eydouxii, commonly known as the beaded sea snake, marbled seasnake, or spine-tailed seasnake, is a species of sea snake in the family Elapidae. This species of snake is unusual amongst sea snakes in that it feeds exclusively on fish eggs. As part of this unusual diet, this species has lost its fangs, and the venom glands are almost entirely atrophied.
Grayia is a genus of snakes, commonly referred to as African water snakes, in the family Colubridae. The genus, which is native to tropical Africa, is the only genus in the colubrid subfamily Grayiinae.
Ficimia is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly known as hooknose snakes or hook-nosed snakes, which are endemic to North America. There are seven species within the genus.
Charina is a genus of nonvenomous boas found in North America. Two species are currently recognized.
The Central African oyan, also called Central African linsang, is a linsang species native to Central Africa.
The southwestern snake-necked turtle, narrow-breasted snake-necked turtle or oblong turtle is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. It is endemic to the southwestern part of Western Australia.
Simalia is a genus of snakes in the family Pythonidae.
Aipysurus is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. Member species of the genus are found in warm seas from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Leptophis is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as parrot snakes, which are endemic to the Americas.
Prosymna is a genus of snakes of the family Lamprophiidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Prosymninae.
Sphaerodactylus richardsonii, also known commonly as Richardson's least gecko or the northern Jamaica banded sphaero, is a small species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica.
Myron richardsonii, also known as Richardson's mangrove snake, is a species of venomous homalopsid snake native to the marine waters of eastern Indonesia and northern Australia. The specific epithet richardsonii honours Sir John Richardson, collector of the original specimen.
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