| Rhabdophis angeli | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (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. angeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhabdophis angeli (Bourret, 1934) | |
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Rhabdophis angeli, also known commonly as Angel's keelback, is a species of keelback snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
Etymology
The specific name, angeli, is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Angel.
Geographic range
R. angeli is found in northern Vietnam, in Thái Nguyên Province and Vĩnh Phúc Province.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of R. angeli is forest.
Description
R. angeli may attain a total length (including tail) of 43 cm (17 in).
Reproduction
R. angeli is oviparous.
References
- ^ Stuart, B.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2012). "Rhabdophis angeli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192210A2056095. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Rhabdophis angeli 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 angelii, p. 9).
- Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia, Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Natrix angeli, p. 300).
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Further reading
- Bourret R (1934). "Notes herpétologiques sur l'Indochine Française II: Sur quelques serpents des montagnes du Tonkin ". Bulletin Générale de l'Instruction Publique, Hanoi 1934: 149–157. (Natrix angelii, new species). (in French).
- Nguyen VS, Ho CT, Nguyen TQ (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira / Serpents Tale.768 pp. ISBN 978-3899734621.
- Orlov NL, Murphy RW, Papenfuss TJ (2000). "List of snakes of Tam-Dao mountain ridge (Tonkin, Vietnam)". Russian Journal of Herpetology 7 (1): 69–80. (Rhabdophis angelii).
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| Rhabdophis angeli | |