Hebius petersii
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Hebius |
Species: | H. petersii
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Binomial name | |
Hebius petersii (Boulenger, 1893)
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Hebius petersii, Peters's keelback, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.[2] The snake is found in Indonesia and Malaysia,[2] as well as in Singapore, where it was once believed to be extinct until it was rediscovered after 64 years in October 2024.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Inger, R.F.; Iskandar, D.; Das, I.; Lilley, R. (2016). "Hebius petersii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T192123A96311549. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Hebius petersii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 February 2020.
- ^ Ang, Qing (29 November 2024). ""Like I had seen a ghost": Rare snake rediscovered in S'pore after 64 years". The Straits Times.