Pope's keelback
| Pope's keelback | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Hebius |
| Species: | H. popei |
| Binomial name | |
| Hebius popei (Schmidt, 1925) | |
| Synonyms | |
Pope's keelback (Hebius popei) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Vietnam and southern China.
Etymology
The specific name, popei, is in honor of American herpetologist Clifford H. Pope.
Geographic range
H. popei is found in southern China (including the island of Hainan) and northern Vietnam.
Habitat
The natural habitats of H. popei are mountain and hill streams in forests at elevations of 281–900 m (922–2,953 ft) above sea level.
Reproduction
H. popei is oviparous.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lau, M.; Li, P.; Jiang, J.; Wang, Y. (2016). "Hebius popei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T176336A96311834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T176336A96311834.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hebius popei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 February 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphiesma popei, p. 209).
Further reading
- Malnate EV (1960). "Systematic Division and Evolution of the Colubrid Snake Genus Natrix, with Comments on the Subfamily Natricinae". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 112 (3): 41–71. (Amphiesma popei, new combination).
- Schmidt KP (1925). "New Reptiles and a new Salamander from China". American Museum Novitates (157): 1–5. (Natrix popei, new species, p. 3).
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