FIGURE 7. A in The masked water snakes of the genus Homalopsis Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822 (Squamata, Serpentes, Homalopsidae), with the description of a new species

FIGURE 7. A. Homalopsis buccata from East Kalimantan, northeast of Samarinda, Kutai Kartanegara Regency, Kembangjanggut District (~25°30' N, 117°17' E). Photograph by Rob Steubing. Homalopsis mereljcoxi sp. nov. from the Khorat Basin, near Khon Kaen, Thailand (~16°01" N, 102°35' E). Photograph by JCM. The high contrast, evenly spaced, pale colored bands outlined in black that extend across the dorsum help distinguish this species from H. buccata which often have more irregular bands with less contrast. C. Homalopsis nigroventralis from an unknown locality in Thailand. Photograph by JCM. D. Homalopsis semizonata (CAS 242725) an adult from Myanmar: Tanintharyi Division: Dawei District: Yephyu Township: Tanintharyi Nature Reserve, Khotama stream, (14°44'08.3" N, 98°15'09.0" E, 73.1m); total length 860 mm. Photograph by Jens Vidum. This species has wide, gray blotches that do not go completely around the body.