Hydrops (snake)

Hydrops is a genus of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to South America.^[1]

Hydrops
Triangle water snake (Hydrops triangularis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Dipsadinae
Genus:	Hydrops Wagler, 1830

Species

Three species are recognized.^[1][2]

• Hydrops caesurus Scrocchi, Ferreira, Giraudo, Ávila & Motte, 2005
• Hydrops martii (Wagler, 1824) – Amazon water snake
• Hydrops triangularis (Wagler, 1824) – triangle water snake

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Hydrops.