Hebius boulengeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Hebius |
Species: | H. boulengeri
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Binomial name | |
Hebius boulengeri (Gressitt, 1937)
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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]
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[4]
H. boulengeri is found in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam.[2]
The preferred natural habitats of H. boulengeri are forest and freshwater streams and wetlands. It is also found in rice paddies.[1]
H. boulengeri preys upon fishes and amphibians.[1]
H. boulengeri is oviparous.[1][2]