Sind River snake

The Sind River snake (Enhydris chanardi), also known commonly as Chanard's mud snake and Chan-ard's water snake, is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Homalopsidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.

Sind River snake
Found dead
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Homalopsidae
Genus:	Enhydris
Species:	E. chanardi
Binomial name
Enhydris chanardi Murphy & Voris, 2005[2][3]
Synonyms[3]
Hypsirhina jagorii — Günther, 1864 (not Hypsirhina jagorii W. Peters, 1863) Enhydris jagorii — Cochran, 1930 (not Hypsirhina jagorii W. Peters, 1863)

Taxonomy

The specific name, chanardi, is in honour of Thai herpetologist (Mr.) Tanya Chan-ard.^[4]

Distribution and habitat

E. chanardi is found near or around Bangkok, Thailand.^[5][6] The preferred natural habitat of E. chanardi is freshwater wetlands.^[1]

Behaviour

E. chanardi is crepuscular or nocturnal.^{[citation needed]} E. chanardi preys upon fishes and frogs.^{[citation needed]} E. chanardi is viviparous.^[3] Little else is known about the biology of this species.^[1]

Threats

E. chanardi is listed as "Data Deficient" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).