Rhabdophis angeli
Rhabdophis angeli, also known commonly as Angel's keelback, is a species of keelback snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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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Etymology
The specific name, angeli, is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Angel.[3]
Geographic range
R. angeli is found in northern Vietnam, in Thái Nguyên Province and Vĩnh Phúc Province.[1]
Description
R. angeli may attain a total length (including tail) of 43 cm (17 in).[4]
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).
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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