Hebius

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Hebius
Japanese keelback (Hebius vibakari)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Natricinae
Genus: Hebius
Thompson, 1913

Hebius is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1]

Geographic range

The genus Hebius is endemic to Asia.[2]

Taxonomy

All of the member

Amphiesma stolatum.[2]

Species

The following 48 species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Hebius.

References

  1. ^ a b Genus Hebius at The Reptile Database.
  2. ^ a b Guo et al.
  3. S2CID 204136072
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Further reading

  • Guo, Peng; Zhu, Fei; Liu, Qin; Zhang, Liang; Li, Jian X.; Huang, Yu Y.; Pyron, R. Alexander (2014). "A taxonomic revision of the Asian keelback snakes, genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae), with description of a new species". Zootaxa 3873 (4): 425–440.
  • Thompson JC (1913). "Contributions to the Anatomy of the Ophidia". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913: 414–425. (Hebius, new genus, p. 424).


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