"Keel-bellied Water Snake"@en . "Keel-bellied Water Snake"@en . "Animalia"@en . . "The keel-bellied water snake (Bitia hydroides) is a marine homalopsine snake found in Malaysia, noted for its unusual dentition. It belongs to the monotypic genus Bitia. In all other snakes, any enlarged teeth are located on the dentary or maxilla, with the inner, palatine teeth of the upper jaw being smaller. In Bitia hydroides, the palatine teeth are greatly enlarged. Not enough is known about this animal's feeding behavior or ecology to attempt to infer a function of this peculiar arrangement."@en . "B. hydroides"@en . "Gray, 1842"@en . . . . . . "Bitia"@en . "The keel-bellied water snake (Bitia hydroides) is a marine homalopsine snake found in Malaysia, noted for its unusual dentition. It belongs to the monotypic genus Bitia. In all other snakes, any enlarged teeth are located on the dentary or maxilla, with the inner, palatine teeth of the upper jaw being smaller. In Bitia hydroides, the palatine teeth are greatly enlarged. Not enough is known about this animal's feeding behavior or ecology to attempt to infer a function of this peculiar arrangement."@en . . . . "Bitia hydroides"@en . . . .