Pope's keelback (Hebius popei) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Vietnam and southern China.[1][2]
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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. popei
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| Binomial name | |
| Hebius popei (Schmidt, 1925)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, popei, is in honor of American herpetologist Clifford H. Pope.[2][3]
Geographic range
editH. popei is found in southern China (including the island of Hainan) and northern Vietnam.[1][2]
Habitat
editThe natural habitats of H. popei are mountain and hill streams in forests at elevations of 281–900 m (922–2,953 ft) above sea level.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Lau, M.; Li, P.; Jiang, J.; Wang, Y. (2016). "Hebius popei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T176336A96311834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T176336A96311834.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Hebius popei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 February 2021.
- ^ 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 popei, p. 209).
Further reading
edit- Malnate EV (1960). "Systematic Division and Evolution of the Colubrid Snake Genus Natrix, with Comments on the Subfamily Natricinae". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 112 (3): 41–71. (Amphiesma popei, new combination).
- Schmidt KP (1925). "New Reptiles and a new Salamander from China". American Museum Novitates (157): 1–5. (Natrix popei, new species, p. 3).
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