Cerberus rynchops

Cerberus rynchops, also known as the New Guinea bockadam, South Asian bockadam, bockadam snake, or dog-faced water snake, is a mildly venomous species of a snake in the family Homalopsidae. It is native to coastal waters of South and Southeast Asia. The species was re-delimited in 2012, allocating populations east and south of the west coast of Thailand to other species.

Cerberus rynchops
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Homalopsidae
Genus: Cerberus
Species:
C. rynchops
Binomial name
Cerberus rynchops
(Schneider, 1799)
Synonyms
  • Hydrus rynchops
    Schneider, 1799
  • Hydrus cinereus
    Shaw, 1802
  • Coluber cerberus
    Daudin, 1803
  • Python rhynchops
    — Merrem, 1820
  • Homalopsis cerberus
    — Fitzinger, 1826
  • Homalopsis molurus
    H. Boie, 1826
  • Homolopsis rhynchops
    — F. Boie, 1827
  • Cerberus cerberus
    Cuvier, 1829
  • Cerberus cinereus
    — Cantor, 1839
  • Cerberus rhynchops
    — Günther, 1864
  • Hurria rynchops
    — Stejneger, 1907
  • Cerberus rynchops
    — M.A. Smith, 1930
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