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Hypsiscopus wettsteini
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Hypsiscopus wettsteini
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South-eastern China (Hong Kong, Hainan, Fujian, Yunnan), Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand
Hypsiscopus wettsteini is a mud snake of the family Homalopsidae found in south-eastern China (Hong Kong, Hainan, Fujian and Yunnan), Taiwan and mainland Southeast Asia. A 2024 morphological study revalidated it and concluded that Hypsiscopus murphyi is a junior synonym. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
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- Where is the Hypsiscopus wettsteini found?
- South-eastern China (Hong Kong, Hainan, Fujian, Yunnan), Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand