Fire-back keelback

Hebius igneus

Patrick David , Gernot Vogel, Truong Quang Nguyen, Nikolai L. Orlov, Olivier S. G. Pauwels, Alexandre Teynié & Thomas Ziegler, 2021

In Thai: งูลายสาบอัคคี, ngu lai sap ak-khi

Hebius igneus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in southwestern China (Yunnan), northern Vietnam, and northern Thailand (Nan province).

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Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Hebius
Species: Hebius igneus

Common names

Chinese: (火纹腹链蛇), huo wen fu lian she
German: Feuerfleckige Wassernatter
English: Fire-back keelback
French: Hébius igné
Thai:
- งูลายสาบอัคคี, ngu lai sap ak-khi
- งูลายสาบไฟ, ngu lai-sab fai
Vietnam: Rắn sãi lửa

Synonyms

Amphiesma deschauenseei, Peng Guo et al. (2014)
Amphiesma deschauenseei, R.H. Bain & M.M. Hurley (2011)
Amphiesma modestum, NGUYEN et al. (2009)
Amphiesma deschauenseei, NGUYEN et al. (partim) (nec Natrix deschauenseei TAYLOR 1934) (2009)
Amphiesma modestum, Thomas Ziegler et al. (2007)
Amphiesma modestum, Thomas Ziegler & Minh Le (2006)
Amphiesma modesta, HO et al. (2005)
Amphiesma modesta, NGUYEN et al. (2005)
Amphiesma modesta, NGUYEN et al. (2005)
Amphiesma modesta, Nikolai L. Orlov (2005)
Amphiesma modesta, BAIN & NGUYEN (2004)
Amphiesma modesta, LE et al. (2001)
Amphiesma modesta, Nikolai L. Orlov et al. (2000)
Amphiesma modesta, ZHAO et al. (1998)
Amphiesma modesta, NGUYEN et al. (1995)
Amphiesma modesta, DAO (1982)
Natrix modesta, TRAN et al. (1981)
Amphiesma modesta, DAO (1981)
Natrix modesta, René Léon Bourret (1939)
Natrix modesta, René Léon Bourret (1939)
Natrix modesta, René Léon Bourret (1939)
Natrix modesta modesta (partim), René Léon Bourret (1939)
Natrix modesta modesta, René Léon Bourret (1937)
Natrix modesta, René Léon Bourret (partim) (nec Tropidonotus modestus GÜNTHER 1875) (1936)
Natrix modesta modesta (partim), René Léon Bourret (1936)
Natrix modesta modesta, René Léon Bourret (nec Tropidonotus modestus GÜNTHER 1875) (1935)
Tropidonotus modestus, René Léon Bourret (?) (nec Tropidonotus modestus GÜNTHER 1875) (1927)

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Photos

Distribution map of Fire-back keelback, Hebius igneus in Thailand — Range map of Hebius igneus in Thailand

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Fire-back keelback

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Species in the same genus

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