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Water false coral snake
Hydrops triangularis.jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Hydrops
Species:
triangularis
Synonyms
  • Elaps triangularis Wagler, 1824
  • Hydrops triangularis — Wagler, 1830

Hydrops triangularis, commonly known as the water false coral snake, triangle water snake, triangle watersnake, or water coral, is a species of snake endemic to northern South America and the Amazon Basin.

Geographic range

Hydrops triangularis is found in Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Colombia, Brazil, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and northern Bolivia.

Description

Hydrops triangularis reaches a maximum size of about 78 cm (31 in).

Diet

Hydrops triangularis feeds on eels (especially synbranchids) and other freshwater fish (especially elongated species).

See also

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