Hebius popei (SCHMIDT, 1925)
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Pope's Keelback Chinese: 坡普腹链蛇 |
Synonym | Natrix popei SCHMIDT 1925: 3 Natrix vibakari popei — MELL 1931 [1929] Natrix popei — GLASS 1946 Amphiesma popei MALNATE 1960 Amphiesma popei — DAVID et al. 2007 Hebius popei — GUO et al. 2014 Amphiesma popei — WALLACH et al. 2014: 32 Hebius popei — DAVID et al. 2021 |
Distribution | China (Hainan, west to Hunan and Yunnan), Vietnam Type locality: "Nodoa, Hainan, China." |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: AMNH 27763, adult male (C.H. Pope, Dec. 1922-July 1923). |
Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS. Closely allied to Natrix vibakari and to Natrix sauteri of Formosa; maxillary teeth 20, the last gradually enlarged; anal divided; scales in nineteen rows; one or two anterior temporals; eight upper labials; fourth and fifth entering the eye; ventral plates 130-137; subcaudals 78-86; apical pits very faint, small,absent on most scales (Schmidt 1925). Detailed description in Malnate 1962: 261. |
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Etymology | Named after American herpetologist Clifford Hillhouse Pope (1899-1974) who made important contributions to the herpetology of China. |
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