Species of Thailand
White-lipped keelback
Hebius leucomystax
(Patrick David, Raoul H. Bain, Truong Quang, Nikolai L. Orlov, Gernot Vogel, Thanh Ngoc Vu & Thomas Ziegler, 2007)
The white-lipped keelback (Hebius leucomystax) is a species of nonvenomous natricine snake found in central Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
Etymology
The specific name, leucomystax, is Greek for "white mustache.
Biology
This snake, though primarily an upland species, is associated with both lowland and montane evergreen monsoon forests. It can be found near streams in mixed dipterocarp and pine forests. More rarely, it has been found in secondary forest. Its diet includes frogs and other small animals.
Description
They grow to 406 mm in snout–vent length and 595 mm in total length. It has a beautiful yellow-white stripe that sweeps along its head, and red dots cover its body.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Serpentes
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hebius
- Species
- Hebius leucomystax
Common names
- German: Weißlippen-Gebirgswassernatter
- English: White-lipped keelback
- French: Amphiesme à lêvres blanches
- Vietnam: Ran sai mep trang
Synonyms
- Hebius leucomystax, Patrick David et al. (2021)
- Amphiesma leucomystax, Olivier Sylvain Gérard Pauwels et al. (2015)
- Amphiesma leucomystax, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
- Hebius leucomystax, Peng Guo et al. (2014)
- Amphiesma leucomystax, Patrick David, Raoul H. Bain, Truong Quang, Nikolai L. Orlov, Gernot Vogel, Thanh Ngoc Vu & Thomas Ziegler (2007)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Photos
Range Map
- Phu Langka National Park
- Selaphum District, Roi Et