| Hebius boulengeri | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Hebius boulengeri (Gressitt, 1937) | |
| Synonyms | |
Hebius boulengeri is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is also known commonly as the Tai-yong keelback or Boulenger's keelback.
Etymology
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.
Geographic range
H. boulengeri is found in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of H. boulengeri are forest and freshwater streams and wetlands. It is also found in rice paddies.
Diet
H. boulengeri preys upon fishes and amphibians.
Reproduction
H. boulengeri is oviparous.
References
- ^ Jiang, J.; Lau, M. (2016). "Hebius boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T192130A96293644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T192130A96293644.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Species Hebius boulengeri at The Reptile Database .
- Not to be confused with the Sri Lankan species called Boulenger's keelback, Fowlea asperrimus
- 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 boulengeri, p. 35).
Further reading
- Gressitt, J. Linsley (1937). "A New Snake from Southeastern China". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 50: 125–128. (Natrix boulengeri, new species).
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| Amphiesma boulengeri | |
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