Hebius sauteri

Hebius sauteri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Hebius
Species:	H. sauteri
Binomial name
	Hebius sauteri; (Boulenger, 1909)
Synonyms
	Tropidonotus sauteri; Boulenger, 1909; Natrix copei; Van Denburgh, 1909; Natrix sauteri; — Mell, 1931; Amphiesma sauteri; — Malnate, 1960; Hebius sauteri; — Guo et al., 2014;

Last updated April 25, 2024

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]

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References

1 2 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.
1 2 3 Hebius sauteri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ 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).