Adult specimen in freshwater stream,
Singapore.
Close-up showing typical adult head
patterning, Singapore.
Family : HOMALOPSIDAE
Species : Homalopsis buccata
Maximum Size : 1.2 metres
References : H2, H3
Link : Aquatic Snakes of Southeast Asia, Field
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The Puff-faced Water Snake
inhabits fresh water bodies including swamps, ponds and forest streams.
Nocturnal in habits, it feeds mainly on small fish or frogs.
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30cm juvenile specimen |
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Juveniles are dark brown
to black, with orange, red or pale bands with black-edging. Adults are plain
brown or grey in colour, and have less distinctive banding. The belly is whitish,
and the body scales are keeled. The species can be easily identified by the
patterning on top of the broad head.
The species ranges from
India, Bangladesh and Burma through most of Southeast Asia including
Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. In Indonesia it occurs on
Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
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