Rhabdophis leonardi

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Rhabdophis leonardi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Rhabdophis
Species:
R. leonardi
Binomial name
Rhabdophis leonardi
(Wall, 1923)
Synonyms [2]
  • Natrix leonardi
    Wall, 1923
  • Natrix swinhonis leonardi
    Wall, 1923
  • Natrix nivalis
    Schmidt, 1925
  • Tropidonotus nuchalis var. collaris
    C. Vogt, 1927

Rhabdophis leonardi, also known commonly as the Burmese keelback and Leonard's keelback, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

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Etymology

The specific name, leonardi, is in honor of P.M.R. Leonard of the Burma Frontier Service, who collected the holotype. [3]

Geographic range

R. leonardi is found in south central China, Laos, and Myanmar. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. leonardi is grassland, at altitudes of 1,250–2,850 m (4,100–9,350 ft), but it has also been found in cropland. [1]

Diet

R. leonardi preys upon earthworms and the larvae of fireflies. [1]

Reproduction

R. leonardi is oviparous. [1] [2] Clutch size is 9–19 eggs. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rao D-q, Li P, Jiang J (2012). "Rhabdophis leonardi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T191965A2021966. Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Rhabdophis leonardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2018.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhabdophis leonardi, p. 155).

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