Hebius kerinciensis

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Hebius kerinciensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Hebius
Species:
H. kerinciensis
Binomial name
Hebius kerinciensis
(David & Das  [ fr ], 2003)
Synonyms [2]
  • Amphiesma kerincienseDavid & Das, 2003
  • Hebius kerinciense(David & Das, 2003)

Hebius kerinciensis, also known as the Gunung Kerinchi keelback, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is only known from the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra (Indonesia), [1] [2] from the slope of the eponymous Mount Kerinchi (=Gunung Kerinchi). [2] The species is only known from a single specimen that was collected in the submontane forest in a mountain stream. The specimen was feeding on tadpoles. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Inger, R.F.; Iskandar, D.; Das, I. (2016). "Hebius kerinciensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T192233A96305395. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Hebius kerinciensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 July 2023.