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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 Raclitia
Biodiversity of the family Homalopsidae








Genus
Raclitia

Selangor Mud Snake

Selangor-Schlammnatter

Selangor-muddersnog

1842 Raclitia Gray (type species: Raclitia indica Gray 1842)
Contents: 1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Enhydris (e.g., Murphy 2007). Revalidated by Murphy & Voris (2014).
Distribution: As for the single species.

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


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

Raclitia indica

Selangor Mud Snake, (Indian Water Snake)

Selangor-Schlammnatter

Selangor-muddersnog

1842 Raclitia indica Gray
Hypsirhina indica Boulenger 1896
Enhydris indica Tweedie 1957

Distribution: Malaysia (West Malaysia), Singapore.