Hebius boulengeri

Hebius boulengeri is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is also known commonly as the Tai-yong keelback or Boulenger's keelback.^[3]

Hebius boulengeri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Hebius
Species:	H. boulengeri
Binomial name
Hebius boulengeri (Gressitt, 1937)
Synonyms[2]
Natrix boulengeri Gressitt, 1937 Amphiesma boulengeri — Malnate, 1960 Hebius boulengeri — Guo et al., 2014 Amphiesma boulengeri — Wallach et al., 2014

Etymology

The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.^[4]

Geographic range

H. boulengeri is found in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of H. boulengeri are forest and freshwater streams and wetlands. It is also found in rice paddies.^[1]

Diet

H. boulengeri preys upon fishes and amphibians.^[1]

Reproduction

H. boulengeri is oviparous.^[1][2]

References

1. Jiang, J.; Lau, M. (2016). "Hebius boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T192130A96293644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T192130A96293644.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. Species Hebius boulengeri at The Reptile Database .
3. Not to be confused with the Sri Lankan species called Boulenger's keelback, Fowlea asperrimus
4. 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. (Amphiesma boulengeri, p. 35).

Further reading

• Gressitt, J. Linsley (1937). "A New Snake from Southeastern China". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 50: 125–128. (Natrix boulengeri, new species).