Hebius deschauenseei

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

Hebius deschauenseei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Hebius
Species:
H. deschauenseei
Binomial name
Hebius deschauenseei
(Taylor, 1934)
Synonyms[2]
  • Natrix deschauenseei
    Taylor, 1934
  • Macropophis deschauenseei
    – Bourret, 1936
  • Amphiesma deschauenseei
    — Malnate, 1960
  • Hebius deschauenseei
    — Guo et al., 2014

Etymology

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

Geographic range

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

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. deschauenseei is forest with streams, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).[1]

Reproduction

H. deschsuenseei is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. 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. 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
  • David P, Vogel G, Nguyen TQ, Orlov NL, Pauwels OSG, Teynié A, Ziegler T (2021). "A revision of the dark-bellied, stream-dwelling snakes of the genus Hebius (Reptilia: Squamata: Natricidae) with the description of a new species from China, Vietnam and Thailand". Zootaxa 4911: 1–61.
  • Taylor EH (1934). "Zoological Results of the Third De Schauensee Siamese Expedition, Part III. Amphibians and Reptiles". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 86: 281–310. (Natrix deschauenseei, new species, p. 300).
  • Taylor EH (1965). "The Serpents of Thailand and Adjacent Waters". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 45 (9): 609–1096. (Natrix deschauenseei, pp. 825–827, Figure 52).



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