Biology:Hebius khasiense
| Hebius khasiense | |
|---|---|
_(7783450770).jpg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Hebius |
| Species: | H. khasiense
|
| Binomial name | |
| Hebius khasiense (Boulenger, 1890)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Hebius khasiense, commonly known as the Khasi Hills keelback or Khasi keelback, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to southeastern Asia.[1]
Geographic range
It is found in parts of southern China (Tibet, Yunnan), eastern India (Assam), Thailand,[2] Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam.[1]
Description
It is a reddish-brown snake with a white transverse bar running across the supralabial scales.
The dorsal scales are in 19 rows, rather strongly keeled, except for the smooth outer row. The ventrals number 150-154, the subcaudals 80-100. The anal plate is divided.
Adults are about 60 cm (23½ in.) total length, of which about 19 cm (7½ in.) is tail.[3]
Diet
The Khasi Hills keelback's nutritional intake consists primarily of toads.
Photos
Hebius khasiense, Khasi Hills keelback - Phu Kradueng National Park
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hebius khasiense at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Amphiesma khasiense". Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236303392.
- ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families...Colubridæ Aglyphæ, Part. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). London. xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I.-XXVIII. (Tropidonotus khasiensis, p. 223 & Plate Xiii., fig. 3.)
Further reading
- Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor & Francis, Printers). London. xviii + 541 pp. (Tropidonotus khasiensis, p. 344.)
Wikidata ☰ Q2844211 entry
 |
