Sikkim keelback

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Sikkim keelback
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Herpetoreas
Species:
H. sieboldii
Binomial name
Herpetoreas sieboldii
(Günther, 1860)
Synonyms [2]
  • Herpetoreas sieboldii
    Günther, 1860
  • Amphiesma sieboldii
    Das, 1996
  • Herpetoreas sieboldii
    Guo et al., 2014

The Sikkim keelback (Herpetoreas sieboldii) is a species of grass snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South Asia and Myanmar. [3] It is closely related to the Himalayan keelback, and some treat this species as a synonym (Tillack 2003).

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Geographic range

H. sieboldii is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (Punjab, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh), Myanmar (formerly called Burma), Nepal, and Pakistan. [2]

Etymology

The specific name, sieboldii, is in honor of German zoologist Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold.

Reproduction

H. sieboldii is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. Das, A. & Ghosh, A. (2021). "Herpetoreas sieboldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T176337A96268819. Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Species Herpetoreas sieboldii at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. "Herpetoreas sieboldii". The Reptile Database.

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