| Rhabdophis adleri | |
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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: | Rhabdophis |
| Species: | R. adleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhabdophis adleri Zhao, 1997 | |
Rhabdophis adleri is a species of keelback snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to China.
Etymology
The specific name, adleri, is in honor of American herpetologist Kraig Adler.
Geographic range
R. adleri is found on Hainan Island, China.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of R. adleri are forest, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes of 82–1,000 m (269–3,281 ft).
Diet
R. adleri preys upon fishes and frogs.
Reproduction
R. adleri is oviparous.
References
- ^ Lau, M.; Li, P. (2012). "Rhabdophis adleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199777A2611719. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Rhabdophis adleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2018.
- 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. (Rhabdophis adleri, p. 2).
Further reading
- Mori A, Jono T, Ding L, Zhu G-X, Wang J, Shi H-T, Tang Y (2016). "Discovery of Nucho-Dorsal Glands in Rhabdophis adleri ". Current Herpetology 35 (1): 53–58.
- Zhao E (1997). "A New Species of Rhabdophis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China". Asiatic Herpetological Research 7: 166–169. (Rhabdophis adleri, new species).
- Zhao E (2006). . Hefei, China: Anhui Science and Technology Press. Volume I, 372 pp. Volume II, 280 pp., color plates. ISBN 978-7533735661. (in Chinese).
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| Rhabdophis adleri | |
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