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Species of Thailand

White-lipped keelback

Hebius leucomystax

(Patrick David, Raoul H. Bain, Truong Quang, Nikolai L. Orlov, Gernot Vogel, Thanh Ngoc Vu & Thomas Ziegler, 2007)

The white-lipped keelback (Hebius leucomystax) is a species of nonvenomous natricine snake found in central Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

Etymology

The specific name, leucomystax, is Greek for "white mustache.

Biology

This snake, though primarily an upland species, is associated with both lowland and montane evergreen monsoon forests. It can be found near streams in mixed dipterocarp and pine forests. More rarely, it has been found in secondary forest. Its diet includes frogs and other small animals.

Description

They grow to 406 mm in snout–vent length and 595 mm in total length. It has a beautiful yellow-white stripe that sweeps along its head, and red dots cover its body.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Serpentes
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Hebius
Species
Hebius leucomystax

Common names

  • German: Weißlippen-Gebirgswassernatter
  • English: White-lipped keelback
  • French: Amphiesme à lêvres blanches
  • Vietnam: Ran sai mep trang

Synonyms

  • Hebius leucomystax, Patrick David et al. (2021)
  • Amphiesma leucomystax, Olivier Sylvain Gérard Pauwels et al. (2015)
  • Amphiesma leucomystax, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
  • Hebius leucomystax, Peng Guo et al. (2014)
  • Amphiesma leucomystax, Patrick David, Raoul H. Bain, Truong Quang, Nikolai L. Orlov, Gernot Vogel, Thanh Ngoc Vu & Thomas Ziegler (2007)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

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Range Map

Distribution map of White-lipped keelback, Hebius leucomystax in Thailand
  • Phu Langka National Park
  • Selaphum District, Roi Et
Range map of Hebius leucomystax in Thailand