Pseudoferania

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Homalopsoidea

Familia: Homalopsidae
Genus: Pseudoferania
Species (1): P. polylepis
Name

Pseudoferania Ogilby, 1891: 51

Type species: Pseudoferania macleayi Ogilby, 1890, by monotypy.
References
Primary references

Ogilby, J.D. [1890] 1891. Description of a new snake from the Herbert River District. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales Series 2, 15: 51–52. BHL

Additional references

Murphy, J.C. 2011. The Nomenclature and Systematics of some Australasian Homalopsid Snakes (Squamata: Serpentes: Homalopsidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 59(2): 229–236. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Murphy, J.C. & Voris, H.K. 2014. A Checklist and Key to the Homalopsid Snakes (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes), with the Description of New Genera. Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences 8: 1–43. Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pseudoferania . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 November 2018.

Pseudoferania is a genus of snake in the family Homalopsidae. The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species Pseudoferania polylepis (MacLeay's water snake).[2] The snake is found in Australia and New Guinea.
Description

MacLeay's water snake is a largely nocturnal[3] species that is typically found in coastal Northern Territory. The water snakes spend most of their time in or near water where they feed; they will only leave to bask in the sun or breed. They are found mostly in freshwater lagoons, swamps and creeks and can also be found sheltering in vegetation near water. Their range increases markedly during wet season flooding.[3] Their most defining characteristic is their stout bodies and strongly keeled scales. In terms of breeding, water snakes are viviparous which means that they give birth to up to 15 [3] live offspring instead of laying eggs. They are a mildly venomous species with rear-facing fangs.[4]
References

Pseudoferania polylepis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 October 2020.
Pseudoferania at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
"Macleay's water snake" (PDF). Common snakes of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
"Enhydris polylepis (Macleay's Water Snake) - JCU". www-public.jcu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.