Subsessor

Subsessor is a genus of snake in the family Homalopsidae. The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species Subsessor bocourti.^[2] The species is commonly known as Bocourt's mud snake or Bocourt's water snake and has traditionally been placed in the genus Enhydris.^[1]

Subsessor
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Homalopsidae
Genus:	Subsessor J.C. Murphy & Voris, 2014
Species:	S. bocourti
Binomial name
Subsessor bocourti (Jan, 1865)
Synonyms[2]
Hypsirhina bocourti Jan, 1865 Enhydris bocourti — M.A. Smith, 1943 Subsessor bocourti — J.C. Murphy & Voris, 2014 Enhydris bocourti — Chan-ard et al., 2015

Etymology

Both the specific name, bocourti, and the common name, Bocourt's water snake, refer to French zoologist Marie Firmin Bocourt.^[2][3]

Geographic range and habitat

S. bocourti is found in a wide range of stagnant fresh water habitats in Mainland Southeast Asia.^[1][2] Records from China are questionable.^[2]

Description

A robust snake, S. bocourti can surpass 1 m (3.3 ft) in length.^[2]

Reproduction

S. bocourti is a live bearing species,^[2] giving birth to, on average, 3–8 fully formed neonate snakes.^{[citation needed]}

Diet

S. bocourti feeds on frogs, fishes, and crustaceans.^[2]

Commercial use

Bocourt's water snake is widely caught for its skin and sometimes also eaten.^[1]