| Hebius clerki | |
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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] | |
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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.
H. clerki is found in northeastern India, northern Myanmar, southwestern China (Yunnan), Nepal, [1] [2] and Bhutan. [1]
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]
H. clerki is a terrestrial snake inhabiting subtropical moist hill forests above 1,000 m (3,300 ft), often close to water. [1]
The mode of reproduction of H. clerki is unknown. [2]
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