Fanged water snake

Fanged water snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Ptychophis
Gomes, 1915
Species:
P. flavovirgatus
Binomial name
Ptychophis flavovirgatus
Gomes, 1915
Synonyms
  • Paraptychophis meyeri
  • Paratychophis flavovirgatus

The fanged water snake (Ptychophis flavovirgatus) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is the only species assigned to the genus Ptychophis.

It is endemic to Brazil.