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Higher TaxaColubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Kosempo Keelback
Chinese: 棕黑腹链蛇 
SynonymTropidonotus sauteri BOULENGER 1909: 495
Natrix copei VAN DENBURGH 1909: 52
Natrix sauteri — MELL 1931 [1929]
Natrix sauteri — SMITH 1943: 287
Amphiesma sauteri — MALNATE 1960
Amphiesma sauteri sauteri MALNATE 1962: 265
Amphiesma sauteri bourreti MALNATE 1962
Amphiesma sauteri — DAVID et al. 2007
Hebius sauteri — GUO et al. 2014
Amphiesma sauteri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 33
Hebius sauteri — DAVID et al. 2021
Hebius maximus — LI et al. 2022 
DistributionTaiwan,
S China (Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Hunan), elevation 1200 m.
N Vietnam

Type locality: Kosempo, Formosa.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: CAS 18004 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (4162 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: not in Hong Kong fide Francis 2021.

Synonymy: Li et al. 2022, revalidated maximus to full species level. They also failed to accurately distinguish H. s. bourreti from H. s. sauteri and thus suggested that H. s. bourreti is likely to be a synonym of H. s. sauteri. 
EtymologyNamed after Dr. Hans Sauter (1871-1943), entomologist who developed an interest in herpetology. He studied biology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. 
References
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