Biology:Hebius boulengeri
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Short description: Species of snake
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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. boulengeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Hebius boulengeri (Gressitt, 1937)
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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.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[4]
Geographic range
H. boulengeri is found in Cambodia, China , and Vietnam.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of H. boulengeri are forest and freshwater streams and wetlands. It is also found in rice paddies.[1]
Diet
H. boulengeri preys upon fishes and amphibians.[1]
Reproduction
H. boulengeri is oviparous.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jiang, J.; Lau, M. (2016). "Hebius boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T192130A96293644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T192130A96293644.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192130/96293644. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Species Hebius boulengeri at The Reptile Database .
- ↑ Not to be confused with the Sri Lankan species called Boulenger's keelback, Fowlea asperrimus
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphiesma boulengeri, p. 35).
Further reading
- Gressitt, J. Linsley (1937). "A New Snake from Southeastern China". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 50: 125–128. (Natrix boulengeri, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q1038377 entry
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