Macleay’s Water Snake

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Details

Name:
Macleay’s Water Snake

Scientific Name:
Pseudoferania polylepis

Reference Number:
GSY-813

Description

Order Squamata; Suborder; Serpentes; Family Homalopsidae (Mangrove and Freshwater Snakes); Scientific name: Pseudoferania polylepis; Former scientific name: Enhydris polylepis; Common name: Macleay’s Water Snake – Distribution in Australia: freshwater habitats in the tropical Northern Territory, and northern Queensland – Distribution outside Australia: New Guinea.

Additional Details

Reference Number:	GSY-813
Scientific Name:	Pseudoferania polylepis