Hebius clerki
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Hebius |
| Species: | H. clerki
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| Binomial name | |
| Hebius clerki (Wall, 1925)
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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[edit]
H. clerki is found in northeastern India, northern Myanmar, southwestern China (Yunnan), Nepal,[1][2] and Bhutan.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
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[edit]
H. clerki is a terrestrial snake inhabiting subtropical moist hill forests above 1,000 m (3,300 ft), often close to water.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
The mode of reproduction of H. clerki is unknown.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Ghosh, A. (2021). "Hebius clerki ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T96293876A96293910. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Hebius clerki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 August 2023.
Further reading[edit]
- David P, Agarwal I, Athreya R, Mathew R, Vogel G, Mistry VK (2015). "Revalidation of Natrix clerki Wall, 1925, an overlooked species in the genus Amphiesma Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 (Squamata: Natricidae)". Zootaxa 3919 (2): 375–395.
- Guo P, Zhu F, Liu Q, Zhang L, Huang YY, Pyron RA (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. (Hebius clerki, new combination).
- Wall F (2025). "Notes on Snakes collected in Burma in 1924". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 30 (4): 805–821. (Natrix clerki, new species, p. 809).
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