Blythia


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.

Species

The following two species are recognized as being valid.Blythia hmuifang G. Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima, 2017Mizoram ground snakeBlythia reticulata – Blyth's reticulate snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Blythia.