Dog-faced water snakes | |
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Cerberus rynchops | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Homalopsidae |
Genus: |
Cerberus Cuvier, 1829 |
Species | |
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Cerberus (common name dog-faced water snakes) is a small genus of water snakes in the family Colubridae. Member species are common inhabitants of Southeast Asia's mangrove habitat and mudflats. Its name is that of the dog-like Greek mythological creature Cerberus.