2 (see text) Hypsiscopus is a genus of snakes of the family Homalopsidae.

[1] 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.

[2][3] There are three recognized species:[1][4]

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