Andrea's keelback
Andrea's keelback (Hebius andreae) is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to Southeast Asia.
| Andrea's keelback | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Hebius |
| Species: | H. andreae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hebius andreae Ziegler & Le, 2006 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amphiesma andreae | |
Etymology
The specific name, andreae, is in honor of Andrea Ziegler, wife of German herpetologist Thomas Ziegler.[2]
Geographic range
It is found in the central Annamite Range in Vietnam.[3]
Discovery
Only one specimen has ever been examined and photographed. In 2006, Thomas Ziegler and Le Khac Quyet, captured a male in the area of Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park whose coloring was distinct enough from other known keelbacks to be described as a newly discovered species. There has been one bite recorded from this species on Bharathi Pochu.[3]
References
- Stuart, B. & Nguyen, T.Q. 2016. Hebius andreae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T192157A96269999. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T192157A96269999.en. Downloaded on 03 October 2018.
- 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 andreae, p. 9).
- Ziegler T, Le KQ (2006). "A new natricine snake of the genus Amphiesma (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from the central Truong Son, Vietnam". Zootaxa 1225: 39-56. (Amphiesma andreae, new species).
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