Hypsiscopus
{{Short description|Genus of snakes}}
{{Automatic Taxobox
| image = Enhyd plumbe 120607-0063 krw.jpg
| image_caption = Hypsiscopus plumbea
| taxon = Hypsiscopus
| authority = Fitzinger, 1843
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 2 (see text)
}}
Hypsiscopus is a genus of snakes of the family Homalopsidae.{{NRDB genus |genus=Hypsiscopus |access-date=4 May 2021}}. The name comes from the Greek words Hypsi, meaning high or lofty, and scopus, meaning view, and refers to the location of the eyes, which are set high on the heads of these snakes.{{Cite web |title=Snakes of Taiwan: Hypsiscopus plumbea - Plumbeous Water Snake |url=https://www.snakesoftaiwan.com/hypsiscopus-plumbea.html |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=www.snakesoftaiwan.com}}{{Cite web |title=Is a Rice Paddy Snake the Right Pet Snake for You? |url=https://rightpet.com/breed-species/reptiles/snakes/rice-paddy-snake |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=RightPet |language=en}}
Species
There are three recognized species:{{cite journal|author1=Justin M. Bernstein|author2=Harold K. Voris|author3=Bryan L. Stuart|author4=Somphouthone Phimmachak|author5=Sengvilay Seateun|author6=Niane Sivongxay|author7=Thy Neang|author8=Daryl R. Karns|author9=Heather L. Andrews|author10=Jennifer Osterhage|author11=Elizabeth A. Phipps|author12=Sara Ruane|year=2022|title=Undescribed Diversity in a Widespread, Common Group of Asian Mud Snakes (Serpentes: Homalopsidae: Hypsiscopus)|journal=Ichthyology & Herpetology|volume=110|issue=3|pages=561–574|doi=10.1643/h2022015|s2cid=252929176 }}
- Hypsiscopus matannensis (Boulenger, 1897)
- Hypsiscopus plumbea (Boie, 1827)
- Hypsiscopus murphyi (Bernstein et al., 2022)