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Rhabdophis rhodomelas (BOIE, 1827)

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Blueneck Keelback
G: Blaunacken-Kielrückennatter 
SynonymTropidonotus rhodomelas H. BOIE in F. BOIE 1827: 535
Tropidonotus rhodomelas — SCHLEGEL 1837: 310
Amphiesma rhodomelas — DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 737
Xenodon rhodomelas — GÜNTHER 1858
Tropidonotus mortoni THEOBALD 1868: 57 (fide SCLATER 1891)
Macropisthodon rhodomelas — BOULENGER 1893: 266
Macropisthodon rhodomelus (sic) — BROWN 1902
Macropisthodon rhodomelas — TAYLOR 1965: 846
Macropisthodon rhodomelas — GRANDISON 1972: 84
Macropisthodon rhodomelas — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 367
Macropisthodon rhodomelas — COX et al. 1998: 47
Macropisthodon rhodomelas — WALLACH et al. 2014: 419
Macropisthodon rhodomelas — DE LANG 2017
Rhabdophis rhodomelas — TAKEUCHI et al. 2018 
DistributionIndonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Bangka, Java, Natuna islands),
Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia: Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak));
Singapore;
S Thailand

Type locality: Java  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: RMNH RENA.1078 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Maxillary teeth, 14-17 followed by two large fangs; nostril between two nasals that are completely or almost completely separated; one loreal, one preocular, three anterior temporals; a black median line expanding anteriorly into a broad V-shaped dark blue or blackish mark. (Taylor 1965: 846)


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References
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