Groundwater's keelback (Hebius groundwateri) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
| Groundwater's keelback | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Hebius |
| Species: | H. groundwateri
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| Binomial name | |
| Hebius groundwateri (M.A. Smith, 1922)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, groundwateri, is in honor of zoological illustrator Mr. C.L. Groundwater.[3]
Geographic range
editH. groundwateri is found in southern Thailand, in Ranong Province.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of H. groundwateri is forest.[1]
Description
editH. groundwateri may attain a total length of 45 cm (18 in), which includes a tail 16.5 cm (6.5 in) long.[4]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Chan-Ard, T.; Vogel, G. (2016). "Hebius groundwateri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T176334A96295119. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T176334A96295119.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Hebius groundwateri at The Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. xiii + 296 pp. (Amphiesma groundwateri, p. 109).
- ^ Taylor EH (1965).
Further reading
edit- Chan-ard T, Nabhitabhta J, Parr JWK (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover): ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
- Guo P, Zhu F, Liu Q, Zhang L, Li JX, Huang YY, Pyron RA (2014). "A taxonomic revision of the Asian keelback snakes, genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae), with description of a new species". Zootaxa 3873 (4): 425–440. (Hebius groundwateri, new combination).
- Smith MA (1922). "Notes on Reptiles and Batrachians from Siam and Indo-China, (No. 1)". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 4 (4): 203-214 + Plate 8. (Natrix groundwateri, new species, pp. 205–206 + Plate 8, figure 2).
- Taylor EH (1965). "The Serpents of Thailand and Adjacent Waters". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 65 (9): 609–1096. (Natrix groundwateri, pp. 827–828).
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