Hebius johannis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Hebius |
Species: | H. johannis
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Binomial name | |
Hebius johannis (
Boulenger, 1908)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Hebius johannis, also known commonly as Johann's keelback, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. [2] The species is endemic to China.
The specific name, johannis, is in honor of the Rev. John Graham who sent the first three specimens of this species to Boulenger. [3]
H. johannis is found in Southwestern China in the inland provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of H. johannis is the vicinity of rivers and streams in forest and montane grassland, at altitudes of 1,200–2,750 m (3,940–9,020 ft), but it has also been found in artificial habitats such as rice paddies. [1]
H. johannis preys upon fishes. [1]
Hebius johannis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Hebius |
Species: | H. johannis
|
Binomial name | |
Hebius johannis (
Boulenger, 1908)
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
Hebius johannis, also known commonly as Johann's keelback, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. [2] The species is endemic to China.
The specific name, johannis, is in honor of the Rev. John Graham who sent the first three specimens of this species to Boulenger. [3]
H. johannis is found in Southwestern China in the inland provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of H. johannis is the vicinity of rivers and streams in forest and montane grassland, at altitudes of 1,200–2,750 m (3,940–9,020 ft), but it has also been found in artificial habitats such as rice paddies. [1]
H. johannis preys upon fishes. [1]