Pope's keelback

Pope's keelback (Hebius popei) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Vietnam and southern China.^[1][2]

Pope's keelback
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. popei
Binomial name
Hebius popei (Schmidt, 1925)
Synonyms[2]
Natrix popei Schmidt, 1925 Natrix vibakari popei — Mell, 1931 Amphiesma popei — Malnate, 1960 Hebius popei — Guo et al., 2014

Etymology

The specific name, popei, is in honor of American herpetologist Clifford H. Pope.^[2][3]

Geographic range

H. popei is found in southern China (including the island of Hainan) and northern Vietnam.^[1][2]

Habitat

The natural habitats of H. popei are mountain and hill streams in forests at elevations of 281–900 m (922–2,953 ft) above sea level.^[1]

Reproduction

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

References

1. Lau, M.; Li, P.; Jiang, J.; Wang, Y. (2016). "Hebius popei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T176336A96311834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T176336A96311834.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Hebius popei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 February 2021.
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. (Amphiesma popei, p. 209).

Further reading

• Malnate EV (1960). "Systematic Division and Evolution of the Colubrid Snake Genus Natrix, with Comments on the Subfamily Natricinae". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 112 (3): 41–71. (Amphiesma popei, new combination).
• Schmidt KP (1925). "New Reptiles and a new Salamander from China". American Museum Novitates (157): 1–5. (Natrix popei, new species, p. 3).