Amphiesma deschauenseei

Amphiesma deschauenseei
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Natricinae
Genus: Amphiesma
Species: A. deschauenseei
Binomial name
Amphiesma deschauenseei
(Taylor, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Natrix deschauenseei
    Taylor, 1934
  • Amphiesma deschauenseei
    — David, G. Vogel & Pauwels, 1998
  • Hebius deschauenseei
    — Guo et al., 2014[2]

Amphiesma deschauenseei, commonly known as the northern keelback or Deschauensee's keelback, is a species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to Asia.[3][4][2]

Etymology

The specific name, deschauenseei, is in honor of American ornithologist Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee, who collected the type specimen.[5]

Geographic range

A. deschauenseei is found in Thailand, Vietnam, and southern China (Yunnan and Guizhou).[1]

Its type locality is in Chiang Mai province of Thailand.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chan-Ard T, Nguyen TQ. (2012). "Amphiesma deschauenseei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 Aug 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Amphiesma deschauenseei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 August 2014.
  3. "Amphiesma deschauenseei (TAYLOR, 1934)". ubio.org. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. "Amphiesma deschauenseei ". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2014. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphiesma deschauenseei, p. 70).

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