Blythia
Sign in to saveBlythia is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. The genus, which contains two recognized species, is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.
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- Instance of
- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Natricidae
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- taxon name
- Blythia
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- Blyth's Reticulate Snake
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Blythia is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. The genus, which contains two recognized species, is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.
==Etymology== The genus Blythia is named in honor of English zoologist Edward Blyth.
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