Hebius clerki | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Hebius |
Species: | H. clerki
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Binomial name | |
Hebius clerki (Wall, 1925)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Hebius clerki, also known commonly as the Yunnan keelback, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.[1][2] The species is native to Asia.
H. clerki is found in northeastern India, northern Myanmar, southwestern China (Yunnan), Nepal,[1][2] and Bhutan.[1]
Many authors have considered H. clerki to be a synonym of H. parallelus (formerly Amphiesma parallelum), but a 2015 study revalidated H. clerki. It is possible that many records of H. parallelus actually represent H. clerki.[2]
H. clerki is a terrestrial snake inhabiting subtropical moist hill forests above 1,000 m (3,300 ft), often close to water.[1]
The mode of reproduction of H. clerki is unknown.[2]