Macleay's water snake
Pseudoferania - Ogilby, 1891

Pronunciation:	SUE-doh-feh-RAIN-nee-ah
Etymology:	false Ferania, after another genus of homalopsid snake.1 - Ogilby, J. D. (1891). Description of a new snake from the Herbert River District. Proceedings of the Linnaean Society New South Wales, series 2, 5:51-52.
Taxonomic notes:	The sole Australian member of this genus was previously included in the south-east Asian Enhydris.2 - Murphy, John C. (2011). The nomenclature and systematics of some Australasian Homalopsid snakes (Squamata: Serpentes: Homalopsidae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 59(2):229-236.
Notes:
Statistics:	Reproductive modes: Live-bearing - 1 out of 1 Australian species Size range:
Number of Australian species:	1
	Mount Carbine, Queensland Photo © Rob Valentic Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake Year described (Fischer 1886) Description Brownish-black on top. Pale below.

1. Ogilby, J. D. (1891). Description of a new snake from the Herbert River District. Proceedings of the Linnaean Society New South Wales, series 2, 5:51-52.
2. Murphy, John C. (2011). The nomenclature and systematics of some Australasian Homalopsid snakes (Squamata: Serpentes: Homalopsidae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 59(2):229-236.