Hebius clerki
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Hebius
Species:	H. clerki
Binomial name
Hebius clerki (Wall, 1925)
Synonyms[2]
Natrix clerki Wall, 1925 Natrix parallela — M.A. Smith, 1943 Hebius clerki — Guo et al., 2014 Amphiesma clerki — David et al., 2015

Hebius clerki, also known commonly as the Yunnan keelback, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.^[1][2] The species is native to Asia.

Geographic range

H. clerki is found in northeastern India, northern Myanmar, southwestern China (Yunnan), Nepal,^[1][2] and Bhutan.^[1]

Taxonomy

Many authors have considered H. clerki to be a synonym of H. parallelus (formerly Amphiesma parallelum), but a 2015 study revalidated H. clerki. It is possible that many records of H. parallelus actually represent H. clerki.^[2]

Habitat

H. clerki is a terrestrial snake inhabiting subtropical moist hill forests above 1,000 m (3,300 ft), often close to water.^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of H. clerki is unknown.^[2]