Rhabdops

Rhabdops is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.^[1] The genus is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.

Rhabdops
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Natricinae
Genus:	Rhabdops Boulenger, 1893
Species
Two species; see text.

Species

The genus Rhabdops contains two recognized valid species:^[2]

• Rhabdops aquaticus Giri, Deepak, Captain & Gower, 2017 – aquatic rhabdops, water rhabdops
• Rhabdops olivaceus (Beddome, 1863) – olive forest snake, olive trapezoid snake

The species R. bicolor was removed from Rhabdops in 2019, and placed in the newly erected genus Smithophis.^[3]

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