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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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.
Etymology
The specific name, venningi, is in honor of British ornithologist Francis Esmond Wingate Venning (1882–1970).[3]
Geographic range
It is found in southwestern China (Yunnan), northeastern India (Meghalaya), and Myanmar.[2]
Diet
References
- ^ "Hebius venningi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Hebius venningi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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 venningi, p. 274).
- ^ M.A. Smith, 1943.
- ^ I. Das, 2002.
External links
- Species Hebius venningi at The Reptile Database
Further reading
- Das I (2002). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Amphiesma venningi, p. 19).
- Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Natrix venningi, pp. 286–287).
- Wall F (1910). "A new Tropidonotus from the Chin Hills". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 20: 345–346. (Tropidonotus venningi, new species).
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