Pope's Keelback articles - Encyclopedia of Life

Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: China (Hainan, west to Hunan and Yunnan)

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Pope's keelback (Hebius popei) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Vietnam and southern China.^[1]^[2]

The specific name, popei, is in honor of American herpetologist Clifford H. Pope.^[2]^[3]

H. popei is found in southern China (including the island of Hainan) and northern Vietnam.^[1]^[2]

The natural habitats of H. popei are mountain and hill streams in forests at elevations of 281–900 m (922–2,953 ft) above sea level.^[1]

H. popei is oviparous.^[1]^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lau, M.; Li, P.; Jiang, J.; Wang, Y. (2016). "Hebius popei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T176336A96311834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T176336A96311834.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hebius popei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 February 2021.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphiesma popei, p. 209).

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Pope's keelback (Hebius popei) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Vietnam and southern China.