Cerberus (snake)

Dog-faced water snakes
Cerberus rynchops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Homalopsinae
Genus:	Cerberus
Species
Cerberus microlepis Cerberus rynchops

Cerberus (common name dog-faced water snakes) is a small genus of water snakes in the family colubridae. Member species are common inhabitants of Southeast Asia's mangrove habitat and mudflats. Its name is that of the dog-like Greek mythological creature Cerberus.

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