Groundwater's keelback
Hebius groundwateri
(Malcolm Arthur Smith, 1922)
In Thai: งูลายสาบท่าสาน, ngu lai saap Tha San
Groundwater's keelback (Hebius groundwateri) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
Etymology
The specific name, groundwateri, is in honor of zoological illustrator Mr. .
Geographic range
H. groundwateri is found in southern Thailand, in Ranong Province.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of H. groundwateri is forest.
Description
H. groundwateri may attain a total length of 45 cm, which includes a tail 16.5 cm long.
Reproduction
H. groundwateri is oviparous.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Serpentes
- Family
- Natricidae
- Genus
- Hebius
- Species
- Hebius groundwateri
Common names
- German: Groundwaters Wassernatter
- English: Groundwater's keelback
- Thai: งูลายสาบท่าสาน, ngu lai saap Tha San
Synonyms
- Hebius groundwateri, Patrick David et al. (2021)
- Amphiesma groundwateri, Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (2015)
- Amphiesma groundwateri, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
- Hebius groundwateri, Peng Guo et al. (2014)
- Amphiesma groundwateri, Patrick David et al. (2007)
- Amphiesma groundwateri, Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (1999)
- Natrix groundwateri, Edward Harrison Taylor (1965)
- Natrix groundwateri, Malcolm Arthur Smith (1922)
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN3.1)
Photos
Range Map
- Khao Sok National Park
- Mueang Chumphon District, Chumphon
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