Hebius boulengeri
- For the Sri Lankan species called Boulenger's keelback, see Xenochrophis asperrimus
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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. boulengeri
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| Hebius boulengeri (Gressitt, 1937)
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Hebius boulengeri is a species in snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Tai-yong keelback or Boulenger’s keelback.
Etymology
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[3]
Geographic range
It is found in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam.[2]
References
- ^ "Hebius boulengeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN. 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ a b Species Hebius boulengeri at The Reptile Database .
- ^ 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 boulengeri, p. 35).
Further reading
- Gressitt, J. Linsley (1937). "A New Snake from Southeastern China". Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 50: 125-128. (Natrix boulengeri, new species).
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