Myron | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Homalopsidae |
Genus: | Myron Gray, 1849 |
Myron is a genus of snakes in the family Homalopsidae. They are commonly known as 'mangrove snakes'.
Geographic range
Snakes of the genus Myron are found in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Species
- Myron karnsi Murphy, 2011
- Myron resetari Murphy, 2011
- Myron richardsonii Gray, 1849
References
- ^ Genus Myron at The Reptile Database.
Further reading
- Gray JE (1849). Catalogue of the Specimens of Snakes in the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xv + 125 pp. (Myron, new genus, p. 70; M. richardsonii, new species, p. 70).
Taxon identifiers | |
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