Hebius deschauenseei

Hebius deschauenseei
Scientific classification
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
    — David, G. Vogel & 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. 1 2 Chan-Ard T, Nguyen TQ (2012). "Hebius deschauenseei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 Aug 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 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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