Hebius deschauenseei

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Hebius deschauenseei
Hebius deschauenseei, Deschauensee's keelback - Doi Phu Kha National Park (48535911367).jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Hebius
Species:
H. deschauenseei
Binomial name
Hebius deschauenseei
(Taylor, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Natrix deschauenseei
    Taylor, 1934
  • Amphiesma deschauenseei
    — , & Pauwels, 1998
  • Hebius deschauenseei
    — Guo et al., 2014[2]

Hebius deschauenseei, commonly known as the northern keelback or Deschauensee's keelback, is a species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to Asia.[2][3][4]

Etymology[]

The specific name, deschauenseei, is in honor of American ornithologist Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee, who collected the type specimen.[5]

Geographic range[]

It is found in Thailand, Vietnam, and southern China (Yunnan and Guizhou).[1]

Its type locality is in Chiang Mai province of Thailand.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Chan-Ard, T.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2016). "Hebius deschauenseei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T192053A96294242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T192053A96294242.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Hebius deschauenseei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Amphiesma deschauenseei (TAYLOR, 1934)". ubio.org. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Amphiesma deschauenseei ". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2014). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphiesma deschauenseei, p. 70).

Further reading[]

  • Taylor EH (1934). "Zoological Results of the Third De Schauensee Siamese Expedition, Part III. Amphibians and Reptiles". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 86: 281–310. (Natrix deschauenseei, new species, p. 300).

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