Tretanorhinus mocquardi, also known commonly as Mocquard's swamp snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.
Etymology The specific name, mocquardi, is in honor of French herpetologist François Mocquard.
Description Tretanorhinus mocquardi has a single prefrontal. There are 19 rows of dorsal scales at midbody. Males have 166–169 ventrals and 78–85 subcaudals. Females have 168–177 ventrals and 69–74 subcaudals. Dorsally, it is brownish olive, with a yellow stripe on each flank.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Tretanorhinus mocquardi is freshwater wetlands such as swamp forest and mangroves, at elevations from sea level to .
Reproduction Tretanorhinus mocquardi is oviparous.
References
Further reading (Tretanorhinus mocquardi, new species). (in French). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I–XXVIII. (Tretanorhinus mocquardi, p. 283). (Tretanorhinus mocquardi, p. 214).