Blackwater Mud Snake
Phytolopsis punctata
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Homalopsidae
- Genus
- Phytolopsis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Recorded in 14 places on iNaturalist
About
Blackwater Mud Snake (Phytolopsis punctata) is a non-venomous snake of the family Homalopsidae, found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 23 more. Recorded in 14 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Peat Swamp Forest
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Forested Swamps
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Ponds
- Reservoirs
- Borneo Rainforest
- Borneo Lowland Rainforest
- Borneo Peat Swamp Forest
- Borneo Dipterocarp Forest
- Sumatra Rainforest
Related snakes
- Myanophis thanlyinensis
- Brachyorrhos pygmaeus
- Mamberano Mud Snake Heurnia ventromaculata
- Lake Buhi Bockadam Cerberus microlepis
- Tentacled Snake Erpeton tentaculatum
- Keel-bellied Water Snake Bitia hydroides
- Gerard's water snake Gerarda prevostiana
- Siebold's Mud Snake Ferania sieboldii
- Selangor Mud Snake Raclitia indica
- Reuss' Mud Snake Miralia alternans
- Richardson's mangrove snake Myron richardsonii
- Australian Bokadam Cerberus australis
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.