Hebius johannis

Hebius johannis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Hebius
Species:	H. johannis
Binomial name
Hebius johannis (Boulenger, 1908)
Synonyms [2]
Tropidonotus johannis Boulenger, 1908 Natrix johannis — Schmidt, 1927 Amphiesma johannis — Malnate, 1960 Hebius johannis — Guo et al., 2014

Hebius johannis, also known commonly as Johann's keelback, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. ^[2] The species is endemic to China.

Etymology

The specific name, johannis, is in honor of the Rev. John Graham who sent the first three specimens of this species to Boulenger. ^[3]

Geographic range

H. johannis is found in Southwestern China in the inland provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. johannis is the vicinity of rivers and streams in forest and montane grassland, at altitudes of 1,200–2,750 m (3,940–9,020 ft), but it has also been found in artificial habitats such as rice paddies. ^[1]

Diet

H. johannis preys upon fishes. ^[1]

Reproduction

H. johannis is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Ding, L.; Qi, S. (2024). "Hebius johannis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T192172A213825397. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
2. Hebius johannis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2020.
3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphiesma johannis, p. 135).

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1908). "Description of a new Snake from Yunnan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series2 (9): 244. (Tropidonotus johannis, new species).
• Guo P, Liu Q, Zhang L, Li JX, Huang YY, Pyron RA (2014). "A taxonomic revision of the Asian keelback snakes, genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae), with description of a new species". Zootaxa3873 (4): 425–440. (Hebius johannis, new combination).
• Malnate EV (1960). "Systematic Division and Evolution of the Colubrid Snake Genus Natrix, with Comments on the Subfamily Natricinae". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia112: 41–71. (Amphiesma johannis, new combination).
• Pope CH (1935). The Reptiles of China: Turtles, Crocodilians, Snakes, Lizards. (Volume X of the Natural History of Central Asia series, edited by Chester A. Reeds). New York: American Museum of Natural History. lii + 604 pp., 28 figures, Plates I–XXVII. (Natrix johannis, pp. 106–108, figure 23).