Hebius taronensis (SMITH, 1940)
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Hebius taronensis
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Kachin Keelback, Taron Keelback |
| Synonym | Natrix venningi taronensis SMITH 1940: 482 Natrix venningi taronensis SMITH 1943: 286 Amphiesma venningi taronensis — CAPTAIN & BHATT 2002: 354 Amphiesma venningi taronensis — WELCH 1988: 34 Amphiesma venningi taronensis — ZHAO 2006: 175 Amphiesma venningi taronensis — SHARMA 2007: 208 Paranatrix venningi taronenis — MAHENDRA 1984: 245 Amphiesma taronense — DAS 2010 Amphiesma taronense — WALLACH et al. 2014: 34 Amphiesma taronensis IUCN 2013 Hebius taronense — REN et al. 2018 Hebius taronensis — DAVID et al. 2021 Hebius taroensis — BASFORE et al. 2024 (in error) |
| Distribution | Myanmar (N Kachin State), India (Arunachal Pradesh) Type locality: Pangnamdim (27° 42’ N, 97° 54’ E), and Aliwang, Taron Valley (27° 42’ N, 98° 08’ E), places north-east of Fort Hertz, Upper Burma. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 1940.6.1.93, male |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderately sized species of the genus Hebius characterized by the combination of (1) 17(18)-17-17 dorsal scale rows, moderately keeled at midbody, strongly keeled posteriorly but 1st DSR smooth; (2) dorsal scales around the base of the tail very strongly keeled; (3) head moderately distinct from the neck; (4) eye average; (5) maxillary teeth 28–32, the last two moderately enlarged; (6) tail moderately long, with a ratio TaL/TL < 0.29; (7) VEN 158–176; (8) SC 92–104; (9) prefrontal scales 2; (10) 3 postoculars in all examined specimens; (11) anterior temporal more or less hexagonal, narrowing posteriorly; (12) venter both pale and dark, i.e., with a pale background on its anterior part, up to the third or half of the body, with the anterior half of each ventral typically brown or blackish-brown, producing a mottled pattern of irregular dark crossbands, sometimes reduced to one or two dark blotches on some ventrals; on its posterior part, the venter is nearly uniformly very dark ochre-brown, dark brown or blackish-brown; (13) dorsum and sides of body dark, i.e. brown, dark greyish-brown, dark brown and blackish-brown; (14) dorsal pattern made of faint, irregular pale blotches mixed with diffuse, squarish dark brown blotches forming a complex variegated or reticulate pattern, not distinctly chequered; (15) on each side, a series of small, elongate, dorsolateral blotches, pale yellowish-brown or ochre-brown (vividly colored in bright orange-yellow or bright yellow in life); (16) usually no clearly defined postocular streak; and (17) irregular yellowish-brown or yellow-ochre streaks or a faint blotch on the neck (David et al. 2021). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1346 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Synonymy: partly after David et al. 2021. |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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