Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Dieurostus
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Kerala Mud Snake
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Kerala-Schlammnatter
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Kerala-muddersnog
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1853 |  |
Eurostus Dumeril [not Eurostus Dallas 1851] (type species: Eurostus dussumieri Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854) |
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1901 | |
Dieurostus Berg (substitute name for Eurostus Dumeril 1853) |
Contents:
1 species, which is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Enhydris (e.g., Murphy 2007).
Revalidated as a separate genus by Kumar, Sanders, George & Murphy (2012).
Distribution:
As for the single species.
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Dieurostus dussumieri
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Kerala Mud Snake, (Dussumier's Smooth Water Snake)
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Kerala-Schlammnatter
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Kerala-muddersnog
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Eurostus dussumieri Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril |
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Hypsirhina dussumieri Jan 1863 |
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Enhydris dussumieri Smith 1943 |
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Dieurostus dussumieri Kumar, Sanders, George & Murphy 2012 |
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1913 | |
Hypsirhina malabarica Werner (Murphy 2007) |
Remarks:
Murthy (1985) also lists this species from "Bengal", and Sarker & Sarker (1985) from Bangladesh, but both areas are far from the range given by Murphy (2007).
These reports are probably based on misidentifications (possibly of
Ferania sieboldii),
as subsequent publications do not include the species from these areas (Ahmed & Dasgupta 1992; Das 1996).
Also listed for Tamil Nadu by Aengals (2009), but according to Kumar & Captain (2011), dussumierii is restricted to Kerala.
See further remarks under Ferania sieboldii.
Distribution:
India
(Kerala).
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