Rhabdophis adleri

Rhabdophis adleri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Rhabdophis
Species:	R. adleri
Binomial name
	Rhabdophis adleri; Zhao, 1997

Last updated October 06, 2025

Rhabdophis adleri is a species of keelback snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to China.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, adleri, is in honor of American herpetologist Kraig Adler.^[3]

Geographic range

R. adleri is found on Hainan Island, China.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of R. adleri are forest, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes of 82–1,000 m (269–3,281 ft).^[1]

Diet

R. adleri preys upon fishes and frogs.^[1]

Reproduction

R. adleri is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Lau, M.; Li, P. (2012). "Rhabdophis adleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T199777A2611719. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Rhabdophis adleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2018.
↑ 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. (Rhabdophis adleri, p. 2).

Mori A, Jono T, Ding L, Zhu G-X, Wang J, Shi H-T, Tang Y (2016). "Discovery of Nucho-Dorsal Glands in Rhabdophis adleri ". Current Herpetology35 (1): 53–58.
Zhao E (1997). "A New Species of Rhabdophis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China". Asiatic Herpetological Research7: 166–169. (Rhabdophis adleri, new species).
Zhao E (2006). [Snakes of China ]. Hefei, China: Anhui Science and Technology Press. Volume I, 372 pp. Volume II, 280 pp., color plates. ISBN 978-7533735661. (in Chinese).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Lau, M.; Li, P. (2012). "Rhabdophis adleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T199777A2611719. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Rhabdophis adleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2018.

[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. (Rhabdophis adleri, p. 2).

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