Biology:Rhabdophis adleri

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Rhabdophis adleri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Rhabdophis
Species:
R. adleri
Binomial name
Rhabdophis adleri
Zhao, 1997

Rhabdophis adleri is a species of keelback snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to China .[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, adleri, is in honor of American herpetologist Kraig Adler.[3]

Geographic range

R. adleri is found on Hainan Island, China.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of R. adleri are forest, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes of 82–1,000 m (269–3,281 ft).[1]

Diet

R. adleri preys upon fishes and frogs.[1]

Reproduction

R. adleri is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named iucn status 18 November 2021
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rhabdophis adleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2018.
  3. 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. (Rhabdophis adleri, p. 2).

Further reading

  • Mori A, Jono T, Ding L, Zhu G-X, Wang J, Shi H-T, Tang Y (2016). "Discovery of Nucho-Dorsal Glands in Rhabdophis adleri ". Current Herpetology 35 (1): 53–58.
  • Zhao E (1997). "A New Species of Rhabdophis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China". Asiatic Herpetological Research 7: 166–169. (Rhabdophis adleri, new species).
  • Zhao E (2006). [Snakes of China ]. Hefei, China: Anhui Science and Technology Press. Volume I, 372 pp. Volume II, 280 pp., color plates. ISBN:978-7533735661. (in Chinese).


Wikidata ☰ Q3012174 entry