Rhabdophis flaviceps

Rhabdophis flaviceps, the orangeneck keelback, orange-lipped keelback, or yellow-headed keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.

Rhabdophis flaviceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Rhabdophis
Species:
R. flaviceps
Binomial name
Rhabdophis flaviceps
Synonyms[2]
  • Macropisthodon flaviceps Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854[3]
  • Amphiesma flaviceps Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854[3]
  • Amphiesma lindmani Bleeker, 1857
  • Amphiesma rufo torquatum Edeling, 1864
  • Tropidonotus leucomelas Günther, 1864
  • Amphiesma lindmanni Günther, 1872
  • Tropidonotus flaviceps Boettger, 1886
  • Tropidonotus (Amphiesma) flaviceps Boettger, 1887

References

  1. Grismer, L. & Chan-Ard, T. 2012. Macropisthodon flaviceps. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T191946A2019516. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191946A2019516.en. Downloaded on 08 May 2019.
  2. Species Rhabdophis flaviceps at The Reptile Database
  3. Duméril, A.-M.-C.; Bibron, G.; Duméril, A. (1854). "Amphiesme tête jaune. Amphiesma flaviceps Nobis". Librairie encyclopédique de Roret. 7 (1). Paris. pp. 738–739.


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