Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Colubridae Bibliography of the genus Hydraethiops Biodiversity of the family Colubridae Genus Hydraethiops Central African Water Snakes Zentralafrikanische Wassernatter Centralafrikanske Vandsnoge 1872 Hydraethiops Günther (type species: Hydraethiops melanogaster Günther 1872) Contents: 2 species, none of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: Equatorial Africa. Reported from: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni), Gabon. Hydraethiops laevis Smooth-scaled Water Snake, Ocellate Water Snake, Smooth-scaled Blackbelly Snake Glattschuppige Wassernatter Glatskællet Vandsnog 1904 Hydræthiops lævis Boulenger Distribution: Cameroon, Gabon. Hydraethiops melanogaster Black-bellied Water Snake, Black Water Snake, Rough-scaled Blackbelly Snake Schwarzbauch-Wassernatter Sortbuget Vandsnog 1872 Hydraethiops melanogaster Günther Distribution: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni), Gabon.