Groundwater's keelback

Groundwater's keelback (Hebius groundwateri) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Thailand.

Groundwater's keelback
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Hebius
Species:
H. groundwateri
Binomial name
Hebius groundwateri
(M.A. Smith, 1922)
Synonyms[2]
  • Natrix groundwateri
    M.A. Smith, 1922
  • Amphiesma groundwateri
    — Chan-ard et al., 1999
  • Hebius groundwateri
    — Guo et al., 2014
  • Amphiesma groundwateri
    — Wallach et al., 2014

Etymology

The specific name, groundwateri, is in honor of zoological illustrator Mr. C.L. Groundwater.[3]

Geographic range

It is found in Ranong Province, Thailand.[2]

Reproduction

It is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Chan-Ard, T.; Vogel, G. (2016). "Hebius groundwateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T176334A96295119. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T176334A96295119.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Species Hebius groundwateri at The Reptile Database
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). "Amphiesma groundwateri". The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Further reading
  • Smith MA (1922). "Notes on Reptiles and Batrachians from Siam and Indo-China, (No. 1)". J. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4 (4): 203-214 + Plate 8. (Natrix groundwateri, new species, pp. 205–206 + Plate 8, figure 2).
  • Taylor EH (1965). "The Serpents of Thailand and Adjacent Waters". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 65 (9): 609–1096. (Natrix groundwateri, pp. 827–828).
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