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Basic information
Hydrodynastes gigas
False Water Cobra
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyColubrid Snakes
GenusHydrodynastes
- Czech name
- Užovka obrovská
- English name
- False Water Cobra
- Alternative names
- Boipevaçu, Brasilianische Glattnatter, Cobra-D'água, Jararacuçu-Piau, Pepeva, Sucuri, Sucurirana, Surucucu-do-Brejo, Surucucu-do-Pantanal, Surucucurana, Surucutinga-do-Pantanal
- Synonyms
- Hydrodynastes melanogigas, Xenodon gigas
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Savanna, Shrubland, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Semi-aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,750 mm
- SVL
- max 2,360 mm
- Body mass
- max 2,193.6 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 165 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 16.9 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 11–36 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3N6YD · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 14815 · dryad-v5