Hebius venningi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Hebius |
Species: | H. venningi
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Binomial name | |
Hebius venningi (
Wall, 1910)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Hebius venningi, commonly known as the Chin Hills keelback or Venning's keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.
The specific name, venningi, is in honor of British ornithologist Francis Esmond Wingate Venning (1882–1970). [3]
H. venningi is found in southwestern China ( Yunnan and Guangxi), northeastern India ( Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh), and northern Myanmar. [1] [2] It is also reported from Bangladesh. [4]
The preferred natural habitats of H. venningi are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 900–1,786 m (2,953–5,860 ft) [1]
H. venningi is grayish brown dorsally, and yellowish or pinkish ventrally. It may attain a total length (including tail) of 68 cm (27 in). [5]
H. venningi preys upon tadpoles. [6] [5]
Hebius venningi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Hebius |
Species: | H. venningi
|
Binomial name | |
Hebius venningi (
Wall, 1910)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Hebius venningi, commonly known as the Chin Hills keelback or Venning's keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.
The specific name, venningi, is in honor of British ornithologist Francis Esmond Wingate Venning (1882–1970). [3]
H. venningi is found in southwestern China ( Yunnan and Guangxi), northeastern India ( Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh), and northern Myanmar. [1] [2] It is also reported from Bangladesh. [4]
The preferred natural habitats of H. venningi are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 900–1,786 m (2,953–5,860 ft) [1]
H. venningi is grayish brown dorsally, and yellowish or pinkish ventrally. It may attain a total length (including tail) of 68 cm (27 in). [5]
H. venningi preys upon tadpoles. [6] [5]