Trimerodytes is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to East Asia and Southeast Asia.
| Trimerodytes | |
|---|---|
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| Trimerodytes percarinatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Trimerodytes Cope, 1895 |
| Synonyms | |
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Sinonatrix | |
Species
The genus Trimerodytes contains 7 species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Trimerodytes aequifasciatus (Barbour, 1908) – Asiatic annulate keelback, Asiatic water snake
- Trimerodytes annularis (Hallowell, 1856) – red-bellied annulate keelback, ringed water snake
- Trimerodytes balteatus Cope, 1895 – Hainan mountain keelback
- Trimerodytes percarinatus (Boulenger, 1899) – eastern water snake, olive keelback, olive annulate keelback, Chinese keelback water snake
- Trimerodytes praemaxillaris (Angel, 1929) – Angel's mountain keelback, brown stream snake
- Trimerodytes yapingi (Guo, Zhu & Liu, 2019) – Jingdong water snake
- Trimerodytes yunnanensis (Rao & Yang, 1998) – Yunnan water snake, Yunnan annulate keelback
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Trimerodytes.
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