Groundwater's keelback
Groundwater's keelback | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Hebius |
Species: | H. groundwateri |
Binomial name | |
Hebius groundwateri (M.A. Smith, 1922) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Groundwater's keelback (Hebius groundwateri) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Thailand.
Etymology
The specific name, groundwateri, is in honor of zoological illustrator Mr. C.L. Groundwater.[3]
Geographic range
It is found in Ranong Province, Thailand.[2]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ Chan-Ard, T.; Vogel, G. (2016). "Hebius groundwateri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T176334A96295119. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T176334A96295119.en.
- 1 2 3 Species Hebius groundwateri at The Reptile Database
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). "Amphiesma groundwateri". The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Smith MA (1922). "Notes on Reptiles and Batrachians from Siam and Indo-China, (No. 1)". J. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4 (4): 203-214 + Plate 8. (Natrix groundwateri, new species, pp. 205-206 + Plate 8, figure 2).
- Taylor EH (1965). "The Serpents of Thailand and Adjacent Waters". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 65 (9): 609-1096. (Natrix groundwateri, pp. 827-828).
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