Species of Thailand
Boulenger's keelback
Hebius boulengeri
(J. Linsley Gressitt, 1937)
In Thai: งูลายสาบตะวันออก, ngu lai saap tawan ook
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.
Etymology
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.
Geographic range
H. boulengeri is found in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of H. boulengeri are forest and freshwater streams and wetlands. It is also found in rice paddies.
Diet
H. boulengeri preys upon fishes and amphibians.
Reproduction
H. boulengeri is oviparous.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Serpentes
- Family
- Natricidae
- Genus
- Hebius
- Species
- Hebius boulengeri
Common names
- English:
- Boulenger's keelback
- Tai-yong keelback
- Thai: งูลายสาบตะวันออก, ngu lai saap tawan ook
Synonyms
- Hebius boulengeri, WANG et al. (2022)
- Amphiesma boulengeri, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
- Hebius boulengeri, Peng Guo et al. (2014)
- Amphiesma boulengeri, Patrick David et al. (2007)
- Amphiesma boulengeri, E. V. Malnate (1960)
- Natrix boulengeri, J. Linsley Gressitt (1937)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Khao Khitchakut National Park
- Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Yai National Park
- Pang Sida National Park
- Sakaerat Environmental Research Station
- Thap Lan National Park