Hebius johannis
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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. johannis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hebius johannis (Boulenger, 1908)
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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.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, johannis, is in honor of the Rev. John Graham who sent the first three specimens of this species to Boulenger.[3]
Geographic range[edit]
H. johannis is found in Southwestern China in the inland provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan.[1][2]
Habitat[edit]
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]
Diet[edit]
H. johannis preys upon fishes.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Ding, L.; Qi, S. (2024). "Hebius johannis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T192172A213825397. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Hebius johannis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2020.
- ^ 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 johannis, p. 135).
Further reading[edit]
- Boulenger GA (1908). "Description of a new Snake from Yunnan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series 2 (9): 244. (Tropidonotus johannis, new species).
- Guo P, Liu Q, Zhang L, Li JX, Huang YY, Pyron RA (2014). "A taxonomic revision of the Asian keelback snakes, genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae), with description of a new species". Zootaxa 3873 (4): 425–440. (Hebius johannis, new combination).
- 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: 41–71. (Amphiesma johannis, new combination).
- Pope CH (1935). The Reptiles of China: Turtles, Crocodilians, Snakes, Lizards. (Volume X of the Natural History of Central Asia series, edited by Chester A. Reeds). New York: American Museum of Natural History. lii + 604 pp., 28 figures, Plates I–XXVII. (Natrix johannis, pp. 106–108, figure 23).
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