Wildlifeof Malaysia
Blackwater Mud Snake
Keelbacks & Water SnakesPhytolopsis punctata
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Range
West Malaysia, Sarawak, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia (Bangka, Belitung, Kalimantan, Sumatra)
The blackwater mud snake is a large-bodied water snake of the family Homalopsidae, found in West Malaysia, Sarawak, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia (Bangka, Belitung, Kalimantan and Sumatra); it is not on Java, and the type locality was erroneously given as India. It has 25–27 rows of dorsal scales and bears live young (Reptile Database, general species account).
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- Where is the Blackwater Mud Snake found?
- West Malaysia, Sarawak, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia (Bangka, Belitung, Kalimantan, Sumatra)