Hebius boulengeri
- For the Sri Lankan species called Boulenger's keelback, see Fowlea asperrimus
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Hebius |
Species: | H. boulengeri
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Binomial name | |
Hebius boulengeri (Gressitt, 1937)
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Hebius boulengeri is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is also known commonly as the Tai-yong keelback or Boulenger's keelback.
Etymology[]
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[3]
Geographic range[]
H. boulengeri is found in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam.[2]
Habitat[]
The preferred natural habitats of H. boulengeri are forest and freshwater streams and wetlands. It is also found in rice paddies.[1]
Diet[]
H. boulengeri preys upon fishes and amphibians.[1]
Reproduction[]
H. boulengeri is oviparous.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Jiang, J.; Lau, M. (2016). "Hebius boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T192130A96293644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T192130A96293644.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Hebius boulengeri at The Reptile Database .
- ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphiesma boulengeri, p. 35).
Further reading[]
- Gressitt, J. Linsley (1937). "A New Snake from Southeastern China". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 50: 125–128. (Natrix boulengeri, new species).
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Reptiles described in 1937
- Reptiles of China
- Reptiles of Vietnam
- Reptiles of Cambodia
- Hebius
- Snakes of China
- Snakes of Vietnam
- Snakes of Asia
- Colubrid stubs