Hebius ngoclinhensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Hebius
Species: Hebius ngoclinhensis

Name

Hebius ngoclinhensis Le, Phan, Nguyen, Murphy, Lam, Nguyen & Che, 2026: 487

• Holotype: ILS H.20386, adult ♂, collected by Manh V. Le on 17 June 2024.
• Type locality: “the Ngoc Linh Mountain Range, Dak Glei District, Kon Tum Province, Vietnam; coordinates 15°05’18.7”N, 107°52’45.5”E; elevation 1746 m a.s.l.”

References

Primary references

• Le, M.V., Phan, K.D., Nguyen, T.L., Murphy, R.W., Lam, N.Q., Nguyen, S.N. & Che, J. 2026. A new snake of the genus Hebius (Serpentes: Natricidae) from the Ngoc Linh Mountain Range, Vietnam. Zootaxa 5748(4): 480–498. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5748.4.2 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Ngoc Linh Keelback Snake