- Xenodermis javanicus
Taxobox | name = Javan Mudsnake
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
subordo =Serpentes
familia =Colubridae
genus = "Xenodermis "
species = "X. javanicus"
binomial = "Xenodermis javanicus"
binomial_authority = (Reinhardt)Javan mudsnake "Xenodermis javanicus" is a Colubrid snake found in
South East Asia . It is noted for having large overlapping knobby scales. The Javan Mudsnake (Xenodermis javanicus) is noted as having more lizard-like than snake-like features. These include an enlarged head, heavily ridged scales separated by areas of bare skin, and an elongated tail. It is found in rice fields and is fond of frogs.ee also
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Colubridae
*Snake scales References
* [http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:s1eEhva8D6sJ:www.szdocent.org/resource/rr/c-colbrid.htm+Xenodermis+javanicus&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=in&client=firefox-a|Google's Google cache of http://www.szdocent.org/resource/rr/c-colbrid.htm as retrieved on 14 May 2007 17:13:24 GMT.] ]
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