Cerberus (common name dog-faced water snakes) is a small genus of snakes in the family Homalopsidae.
| Cerberus (snake) | |
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| Cerberus rynchops | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Homalopsidae |
| Genus: | Cerberus Cuvier, 1829 |
| Species | |
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Geographic range and habitat edit
Member species of the genus Cerberus are common inhabitants of Southeast Asia's mangrove habitat and mudflats.
Etymology edit
The generic name, Cerberus, refers to the dog-like Greek mythological creature Cerberus.[1]
Species edit
The following five species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Cerberus australis (Gray, 1842)
- Cerberus dunsoni Murphy, Voris & Karns, 2012
- Cerberus microlepis Boulenger, 1896
- Cerberus rynchops (Schneider, 1799)
- Cerberus schneiderii (Schlegel, 1837)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cerberus.
References edit
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Genus Cerberus, p. 50).
- ^ Genus Cerberus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.com.
Further reading edit
- Cuvier [G] (1829). Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour server de base a l'histoire naturelle des animaux et introduction a l'anatomie comparée. Nouvelle édition, revue et augmentée. Tome II. Les reptiles. Paris: Déterville. xv + 406 pp. (Cerberus, new genus, p. 81). (in French).
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