''Hebius'' is a

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of snakes in the

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Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ev ...

Geographic range

The genus ''Hebius'' is

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.Guo et al.

Taxonomy

All of the member

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of the genus ''Hebius'' were formerly placed in the genus ''

Amphiesma Amphiesma is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. They are found across Asia. Species * '' Amphiesma stolatum'' (Linnaeus, 1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) ...

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et al. placed most species of ''Amphiesma'' in the genus ''Hebius''. They placed other species in the genus '' Herpetoreas'', leaving ''Amphiesma'' a

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containing only the species '' Amphiesma stolatum''.

Species

The following 46 species are recognized as being valid. *''

Hebius andreae Andrea's keelback (''Hebius andreae'') is a species of non venomous 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 ...

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& Quyet, 2006) – Andrea’s keelback *''

Hebius annamensis The Annam keelback (''Hebius annamensis'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earli ...

'' Bourret, 1934 – Annam keelback *''

Hebius arquus ''Hebius arquus'' is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Indonesia. References arquus Renault Trucks is a French commercial truck manufacturer with corporate headquarters at Saint-Priest near Lyon. Orig ...

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& G. Vogel, 2010) *''

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, Laos, and southern China China, officially t ...

'' (Bourret, 1934) – Tonkin keelback *''

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 natu ...

'' ( Günther, 1864) – Nilgiri keelback, Beddome’s keelback *''

Hebius bitaeniatus ''Hebius bitaeniatus'', commonly known as the two-striped keelback or Kutkai keelback, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Southeast and East Asia. Its reproduction is oviparous in nature Geographic range and habitat ' ...

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, 1925) – Kutkai keelback *''

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, ''boulenge ...

'' ( Gressitt, 1937) – Tai-yong keelback, Boulenger’s keelback *''

Hebius celebicus ''Hebius celebicus'' the Sulawesi keelback, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The ear ...

'' ( W. Peters & Doria, 1878) – Sulawesi keelback *''

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, southern China. References Hebius Snakes of China Snakes of Vietnam Reptiles descri ...

'' Bourret, 1934 – Vietnam water snake *''

Hebius clerki ''Hebius clerki'' the Yunnan keelback, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in India, Myanmar, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's mo ...

'' (Wall, 1925) – Yunnan keelback *'' Hebius concelarus'' (

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, 1963) *'' Hebius craspedogaster'' ( Boulenger, 1899) – Kuatun keelback *''

Hebius deschauenseei ''Hebius deschauenseei'', commonly known as the northern keelback or Deschauensee's keelback, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia. Etymology The specific name ...

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, 1934) – northern keelback, Deschauensee’s keelback *'' Hebius flavifrons'' (Boulenger, 1887) – Sabah keelback *'' Hebius frenatus'' ( Dunn, 1923) – bridled keelback *'' Hebius groundwateri'' ( M.A. Smith, 1922) – Groundwater's keelback *'' Hebius igneus'' David, G. Vogel, T.Q. Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Teynié &

, 2021 *'' Hebius inas'' (

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, 1901) – Malayan mountain keelback *'' Hebius ishigakiensis'' (Malnate & Munsterman, 1960) – Yaeyama keelback *'' Hebius johannis'' (Boulenger, 1908) – Johann's keelback *'' Hebius kerinciensis'' (David &

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, 2003) *'' Hebius khasiensis'' (Boulenger, 1890) – Khasi Hills keelback, Khasi keelback *'' Hebius lacrima'' Purkayastha & David, 2019 – crying keelback *'' Hebius leucomystax'' (David, Bain, T.Q. Nguyen, Orlov, G. Vogel, Thanh & Ziegler, 2007) – white-lipped keelback *'' Hebius metusia'' (

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, Shaffer & G. Wu, 1990) – Wa Shan keelback *'' Hebius miyajimae'' ( Maki, 1931) – Maki's keelback *''

Hebius modestus ''Hebius modestus'', commonly known as the modest keelback or Günther's keelback, is a species of natricine snake endemic to Asia. Geographic range It is found in Burma, Cambodia, China (especially Guangdong, Guizhou, and Yunnan), India (par ...

'' (Günther, 1875) – modest keelback *'' Hebius nicobariensis'' ( Sclater, 1891) – Nicobar Island keelback *'' Hebius nigriventer'' (Wall, 1925) *'' Hebius octolineatus'' (Boulenger, 1904) – eight-lined keelback *'' Hebius optatus'' ( Hu & E. Zhao, 1966) – Mount Omei keelback *'' Hebius parallelus'' (Boulenger, 1890) – Yunnan keelback *'' Hebius petersii'' (Boulenger, 1893) – Peters's keelback *'' Hebius popei'' ( Schmidt, 1925) – Pope's keelback *'' Hebius pryeri'' (Boulenger, 1887) – Pryer's keelback *'' Hebius sanguineus'' ( Smedley, 1931) – Cameron Highlands keelback *'' Hebius sangzhiensis'' Zhou et al., 2019 – Sangzhi keelback *'' Hebius sarasinorum'' (Boulenger, 1896) – Sarasin’s keelback *'' Hebius sarawacensis'' (Günther, 1872) – Sarawak keelback *'' Hebius sauteri'' (Boulenger, 1909) – Kosempo keelback *'' Hebius septemlineatus'' (Schmidt, 1925) – Tengchong keelback *'' Hebius taronensis'' (M.A. Smith, 1940) – Kachin keelback *'' Hebius terrakarenorum'' Hauser, Smits, & David, 2022 *'' Hebius venningi'' (Wall, 1910) – Chin Hills keelback *''

Hebius vibakari The Japanese keelback (''Hebius vibakari'') is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to Asia. Geographic range It is found in northeastern China, Japan ( Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku), Korea, and Russia ( Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai ...

'' ( H. Boie, 1826) – Japanese keelback *'' Hebius viperinus'' ( Schenkel, 1901) *'' Hebius weixiensis'' Hou, Yuan, Wei, G. Zhao, G. Liu, Y. Wu, Shen, Chen,

& Che, 2021 – Weixi keelback *'' Hebius yanbianensis'' Q. Liu, Zhong,

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, Y. Liu & Guo, 2018) – Yanbian keelback ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Hebius''.

Geographic range

Taxonomy

Species

References

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