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Hebius
''Hebius'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.. Geographic range The genus ''Hebius'' is endemic to Asia.Guo et al. Taxonomy All of the member species of the genus ''Hebius'' were formerly placed in the genus ''Amphiesma'', but in 2014 Guo et al. placed most species of ''Amphiesma'' in the genus ''Hebius''. They placed other species in the genus ''Herpetoreas'', leaving ''Amphiesma'' a monotypic taxon containing only the species ''Amphiesma stolatum''. Species The following 46 species are recognized as being valid. *''Hebius andreae'' ( Ziegler & Quyet, 2006) – Andrea’s keelback *''Hebius annamensis'' Bourret, 1934 – Annam keelback *''Hebius arquus'' (David & G. Vogel, 2010) *''Hebius atemporalis'' (Bourret, 1934) – Tonkin keelback *''Hebius beddomei'' ( Günther, 1864) – Nilgiri keelback, Beddome’s keelback *''Hebius bitaeniatus'' (Wall, 1925) – Kutkai keelback *''Hebius boulengeri'' ( Gressitt, 1937) – Tai-yong keelback, Boulenger’s keelback *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebius Bitaeniatus
''Hebius bitaeniatus'', commonly known as the two-striped keelback or Kutkai keelback, is a species of snake of the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ... Colubridae. It is found in Southeast and East Asia. Its reproduction is oviparous in nature Geographic range and habitat ''Hebius bitaeniatum'' occurs in southern China (Yunnan, Hunan, Guizhou), Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It inhabits montane rainforest at elevations of above sea level. References bitaeniatus Snakes of China Reptiles of Myanmar Reptiles of Thailand Snakes of Vietnam Reptiles described in 1925 Taxa named by Frank Wall Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{colubrid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebius Boulengeri
''Hebius boulengeri'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is also known commonly as the Tai-yong keelback or Boulenger's keelback. Etymology The specific name, ''boulengeri'', is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Amphiesma boulengeri'', p. 35). Geographic range ''H. boulengeri'' is found in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam.. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''H. boulengeri'' are forest and freshwater streams and wetlands. It is also found in rice paddies. Diet ''H. boulengeri'' preys upon fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilgiri Keelback
The Nilgiri keelback (''Hebius beddomei''), also known commonly as Beddome's keelback, is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats in India. The species is named after Richard Henry Beddome, 1830–1911, British army officer and naturalist. It was first discovered near the Nilgiris but is now known more widely from the Western Ghats. This snake is terrestrial and feeds on toads. Description :''See snake scales for the terminology used'' The eye of ''H. beddomei'' is moderate in size, its diameter in the adult equaling its distance from the nostril. The rostral is just visible from above. The suture between the internasals is as long as that between the prefrontals. The frontal is larger than its distance from the end of the snout, a little shorter than the parietals. The loreal is as long as deep or deeper than long. There is one preocular, and there are three (rarely two) postoculars. The temporals are arranged 1+1 or 1+2. The upper labials number 8 or 9, third, fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebius Andreae
Andrea's keelback (''Hebius andreae'') is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to Vietnam. Etymology The specific name, ''andreae'', is in honor of Andrea Ziegler, wife of German herpetologist Thomas Ziegler.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Amphiesma andreae'', p. 9). Geographic range ''H. andreae'' is found in the central Annamite Range in Vietnam. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''H. andreae'' is forest, at an altitude of . Discovery Only one specimen of ''H. andreae'' 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 Phong may refer to: Computer graphics * Phong shading * Phong reflection model * Blinn–Phong shading model * Bui Tuong Phong - creator of the Phong shading interpolation method and reflection model. Other * Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebius Beddomei
The Nilgiri keelback (''Hebius beddomei''), also known commonly as Beddome's keelback, is a species of snake found in the Western Ghats in India. The species is named after Richard Henry Beddome, 1830–1911, British army officer and naturalist. It was first discovered near the Nilgiris but is now known more widely from the Western Ghats. This snake is terrestrial and feeds on toads. Description :''See snake scales for the terminology used'' The eye of ''H. beddomei'' is moderate in size, its diameter in the adult equaling its distance from the nostril. The rostral is just visible from above. The suture between the internasals is as long as that between the prefrontals. The frontal is larger than its distance from the end of the snout, a little shorter than the parietals. The loreal is as long as deep or deeper than long. There is one preocular, and there are three (rarely two) postoculars. The temporals are arranged 1+1 or 1+2. The upper labials number 8 or 9, third, fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebius Atemporalis
''Hebius atemporalis'' is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is also known as the mountain keelback or Tonkin keelback. Geographic range The snake is found in northern Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ..., Laos, and southern China including Hong Kong. References atemporalis Snakes of China Reptiles of Hong Kong Reptiles of Laos Snakes of Vietnam Taxa named by René Léon Bourret Reptiles described in 1934 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{colubrid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebius Chapaensis
The Vietnam water snake or Chapa flat-nosed snake (''Hebius chapaensis'') is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in northern Vietnam and Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ..., southern China. References Hebius Snakes of China Snakes of Vietnam Reptiles described in 1934 Taxa named by René Léon Bourret {{colubrid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebius Celebicus
''Hebius celebicus'' the Sulawesi keelback, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine .... References celebicus Reptiles of Indonesia Reptiles described in 1878 Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Taxa named by Giacomo Doria {{colubrid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebius Annamensis
The Annam keelback (''Hebius annamensis'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i .... References Hebius Snakes of Vietnam Endemic fauna of Vietnam Reptiles described in 1934 Taxa named by René Léon Bourret {{colubrid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebius Clerki
''Hebius clerki'' the Yunnan keelback, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in India, Myanmar, China, and Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S .... References clerki Reptiles of India Reptiles of Myanmar Reptiles of China Reptiles of Nepal Reptiles described in 1925 Taxa named by Frank Wall {{colubrid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebius Arquus
''Hebius arquus'' is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine .... References arquus Reptiles of Indonesia Reptiles described in 2010 {{colubrid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Peters
Wilhelm Karl Hartwich (or Hartwig) Peters (22 April 1815 in Koldenbüttel – 20 April 1883) was a German naturalist and explorer. He was assistant to the anatomist Johannes Peter Müller and later became curator of the Berlin Zoological Museum. Encouraged by Müller and the explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Peters travelled to Mozambique via Angola in September 1842, exploring the coastal region and the Zambesi River. He returned to Berlin with an enormous collection of natural history specimens, which he then described in ''Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique... in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgeführt'' (1852–1882). The work was comprehensive in its coverage, dealing with mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, river fish, insects and botany. He replaced Martin Lichtenstein as curator of the museum in 1858, and in the same year he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In a few years, he greatly increased the Berlin Museum's herpetol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |