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Species of Thailand

Two-striped keelback

Hebius bitaeniatus

(Frank Wall, 1925)

In Thai: งูลายสาบสองขีด, ngu lai sap song khid

Hebius bitaeniatus, commonly known as the two-striped keelback or Kutkai keelback, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Southeast and East Asia. Its reproduction is oviparous in nature

Geographic range and habitat

Hebius bitaeniatum occurs in southern China (Yunnan, Hunan, Guizhou), Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It inhabits montane rainforest at elevations of 1829 – 2377 m above sea level.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Serpentes
Family
Natricidae
Genus
Hebius
Species
Hebius bitaeniatus

Common names

  • English:
    • Two-striped keelback
    • Kutkai keelback
    • Yunnan keelback
    • Striped keelback
  • Thai: งูลายสาบสองขีด, ngu lai sap song khid

Synonyms

  • Hebius bitaeniatus, ZHOU et al. (2019)
  • Hebius bitaeniatus, Tsutomu Hikida (2015)
  • Amphiesma bitaeniatum, Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (2015)
  • Amphiesma bitaeniatum, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
  • Hebius bitaeniatum, Peng Guo et al. (2014)
  • Amphiesma bitaeniatum, Patrick David et al. (2007)
  • Amphiesma sp., Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (1999)
  • Amphiesma bitaeniatum, Patrick David, Gernot Vogel & Olivier S.G. Pauwels (1998)
  • Amphiesma bitaeniata, E. V. Malnate (1960)
  • Natrix bitaeniata, R. Mell (1931)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Photos

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Range Map

Distribution map of Two-striped keelback, Hebius bitaeniatus in Thailand
  • Doi Inthanon National Park
  • Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
Range map of Hebius bitaeniatus in Thailand