Rhabdophis angeli

Rhabdophis angeli
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Rhabdophis
Species:	R. angeli
Binomial name
	Rhabdophis angeli; (Bourret, 1934)
Synonyms
	Natrix angelii; Bourret, 1934; Rhabdophis angelii; — Bourret, 1936; Natrix angeli; — M.A. Smith, 1943; Amphiesma angelii; — V.S. Nguyen & Ho, 1996; Rhabdophis angelii; — Orlov, R.W. Murphy & Papenfuss, 2000; Rhabdophis angeli; — V.S. Nguyen, Ho & T.Q. Nguyen, 2009;

Last updated October 11, 2023

Rhabdophis angeli, also known commonly as Angel's keelback, is a species of keelback snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, angeli, is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Angel.^[3]

Geographic range

R. angeli is found in northern Vietnam, in Thái Nguyên Province and Vĩnh Phúc Province.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. angeli is forest.^[1]

Description

R. angeli may attain a total length (including tail) of 43 cm (17 in).^[4]

Reproduction

R. angeli is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 4 Stuart, B.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2012). "Rhabdophis angeli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192210A2056095. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 Rhabdophis angeli 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 angelii, p. 9).
↑ 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 angeli, p. 300).