Kapuas Mud Snake
Homalophis gyii
The Kapuas mud snake (Homalophis gyii) is a species of snake in the family Homalopsidae. The species, which is native to Borneo, can change its epidermal colour spontaneously.
From the article Kapuas mud snake on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Toxicity
Like all members of the subfamily Homalopsinae, H. gyii is rear-fanged and mildly venomous.
Wikipedia: “Venom”
In human culture
The common name, Kapuas mud snake, refers to the Kapuas River. The specific name, gyii, is in honor of Burmese herpetologist Dr Ko Ko Gyi.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 539834.