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
Pseudoferania
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Australian Mud Snake
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Australische Schlammnatter
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Australsk Muddersnog
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1890 |  |
Pseudoferania Ogilby (type species: Pseudoferania macleayi Ogilby 1890) |
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 (2011), although already considered a valid genus by Wells & Wellington (1983).
Distribution:
As for the single species.
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Pseudoferania polylepis
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Australian Mud Snake, (Macleay's Mud Snake, Macleay's Smooth Water Snake, Macleay's Water Snake)
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Australische Schlammnatter
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Australsk Muddersnog
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1886 | |
Hypsirhina polylepis Fischer |
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Enhydris polylepis Kinghorn 1929 |
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Pseudoferania polylepis Wells & Wellington 1983 |
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1890 | |
Pseudoferania macleayi Ogilby (Murphy 2007) |
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Hypsirhina macleayi Boulenger 1896 |
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1985 | |
Pseudoferania harritosi Wells & Wellington (Murphy 2007) |
Remarks:
The Australian population of this species is regarded as a separate species by some authors (e.g., Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014), but retained as a synonym of polylepis herein, following Wilson & Swan (2010) and Cogger (2014).
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland),
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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