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Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: SE China (Hong Kong, Hainan, Guangdong, and Guangxi westward to Yunnan and Guizhou), N Vietnam, Cambodia (NW Cardamom Mountains)
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Hebius boulengeri

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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.[3]

Etymology

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[4]

Geographic range

H. boulengeri is found in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of H. boulengeri are forest and freshwater streams and wetlands. It is also found in rice paddies.[1]

Diet

H. boulengeri preys upon fishes and amphibians.[1]

Reproduction

H. boulengeri is oviparous.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Jiang, J.; Lau, M. (2016). "Hebius boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T192130A96293644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T192130A96293644.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Species Hebius boulengeri at The Reptile Database .
  3. ^ Not to be confused with the Sri Lankan species called Boulenger's keelback, Fowlea asperrimus
  4. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphiesma boulengeri, p. 35).
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Hebius boulengeri: Brief Summary

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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.

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