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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: April 12th, 2025.


Taxonomy of the family Homalopsidae
Bibliography of the genus Homalophis
Biodiversity of the family Homalopsidae








Genus
Homalophis

Bornean Mud Snakes

Borneo-Schlammnattern

Borneo-muddersnoge

1837 Homalophis Schlegel (type species: Homalophis doriae Peters 1871)
Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Enhydris (e.g., Murphy 2007). Revalidated by Murphy & Voris (2014).
Distribution: Brunei, Indonesia (Kalimantan), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak).

Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations


Head drawings of the
genus Homalophis.
Compiled by
V. Wallach

Homalophis doriae

Sarawak Mud Snake, Blotch-lipped Mud Snake, Big-headed Mud Snake, (Marquis Doria's Water Snake)

Sarawak-Schlammnatter

Sarawak-muddersnog

1871 Homalophis doriae Peters
Hypsirhina doriae Boulenger 1896
Enhydris doriae Haas 1950

Distribution: Brunei, Indonesia (Kalimantan), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak).


Homalophis gyii

Kapuas Mud Snake, (Gyi's Water Snake)

Kapuas-Schlammnatter

Kapuas-muddersnog

2005 Enhydris gyii Murphy, Voris & Auliya
Homalophis gyii Murphy & Voris 2014

Distribution: Indonesia (Kalimantan).