Hebius gilhodesi
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Hebius
Species: Hebius gilhodesi
Name
[edit]Hebius gilhodesi (Wall, 1925)
- Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.13.62 (formerly BM 1925.4.2.8), adult ♂, collected by Father Gilhodes and deposited by F. Wall.
- Type locality: “Huton, Bhamo District (30 miles north-east of Bhamo; circa 4,500 feet; Lat. Circa 97°·33; Long. Circa 24°·24)”, now Hutung (24°15'N-97°31'E; 1,715 m a.s.l.), Kachin State, Myanmar.
Combinations
[edit]- Natrix gilhodesi Wall, 1925: 587 [original combination]
- Hebius gilhodesi — Bohra et al. 2025: 484 [subsequent combination]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Wall, F. 1925. Two new Burmese snakes. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 30(3): 587–588. BHL
- Bohra, S.C., Nguyen, T.V., Vogel, G., Lalremsanga, H.T., Biakzuala, L., Das, M., Warjri, H., Thongni, G., Poyarkov & Purkayastha, J. 2025. Same but different: A systematic reassessment of the Hebius khasiensis Boulenger, 1890 (Reptilia: Squamata: Natricidae) species complex from the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot supports the revalidation of Natrix gilhodesi Wall, 1925 as a valid species. Zootaxa 5404(4): 465–504. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5404.4.3
Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Kachin Hills Keelback