Hebius sauteri

Hebius sauteri
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. sauteri
Binomial name
Hebius sauteri (Boulenger, 1909)
Synonyms [2]
Tropidonotus sauteri Boulenger, 1909 Natrix copei Van Denburgh, 1909 Natrix sauteri — Mell, 1931 Amphiesma sauteri — Malnate, 1960 Hebius sauteri — Guo et al., 2014

Hebius sauteri, commonly known as Sauter's keelback or the Kosempo keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, sauteri, is in honor of German entomologist Hans Sauter  [ de ]. ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

H. sauteri is found in southern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam. ^[2]

The preferred natural habitats of H. sauteri are freshwater wetlands, grassland, shrubland, and forest, at altitudes of 580–1,450 m (1,900–4,760 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

H. sauteri is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Jiang, J.; Lau, M.W.N. (2016). "Hebius sauteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T192114A96313172. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T192114A96313172.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. Hebius sauteri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphiesma sauteri, p. 233).

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1909). "Descriptions of Four new Frogs and a new Snake discovered by Mr. H. Sauter in Formosa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series4: 492–495. (Tropidonotus sauteri, new species, p. 495).
• Guo P, Zhu F, 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 sauteri, new combination).
• Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Natrix sauteri, p. 287).