Rabdion forsteni

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Rabdion forsteni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Rabdion
Species:
R. forsteni
Binomial name
Rabdion forsteni
Synonyms [2]
  • Rabdion forsteni
    A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
    A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • Rhabdion [sic] forsteni
    Günther, 1858
    ( ex errore )
  • Rhabdophidium forsteni
    Boulenger, 1894
  • Rabdion forsteni
    Leviton, 1958
  • Rabdion forsteni
    Wallach et al., 2014

Rabdion forsteni, also known commonly as Forsten's pointed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to a part of Indonesia.

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Etymology

The specific name, forsteni, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Eltio Alegondas Forsten. [3]

Geographic range

R. forsteni is endemic to the island of Sulawesi (formerly called Celebes) in Indonesia. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. forsteni is forest, at altitudes up to 1,830 m (6,000 ft). [1]

Reproduction

R. forsteni is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Amarasinghe A, Gillespie G (2021). "Rabdion forsteni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T169686A123633147.en. Accessed on 15 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Rabdion forsteni at The 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. (Rabdion forsteni, p. 92).

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