Rabdion forsteni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Rabdion
Species:
R. forsteni
Binomial name
Rabdion forsteni
Synonyms[2]
  • Rabdion forsteni
    A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
    A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • Rhabdion [sic] forsteni
    Günther, 1858
    (ex errore)
  • Rhabdophidium forsteni
    Boulenger, 1894
  • Rabdion forsteni
    — Leviton, 1958
  • Rabdion forsteni
    — Wallach et al., 2014

Rabdion forsteni, also known commonly as Forsten's pointed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to a part of Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, forsteni, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Eltio Alegondas Forsten.[3]

Geographic range

R. forsteni is endemic to the island of Sulawesi (formerly called Celebes) in Indonesia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. forsteni is forest, at altitudes up to 1,830 m (6,000 ft).[1]

Reproduction

R. forsteni is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Amarasinghe A, Gillespie G (2021). "Rabdion forsteni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T169686A123633147.en. Accessed on 15 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Rabdion forsteni at The Reptile Database .
  3. ↑ 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. (Rabdion forsteni, p. 92).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (Rhabdophidium forsteni, replacement name, p. 328).
  • Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. [=General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles. Volume 7. Part 1. Containing the Natural History of the Nonvenomous Snakes]. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Rabdion forsteni, new species, pp. 116–119). (in French).
  • Koch A (2012). Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore islands. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 374 pp. ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4.
  • Leviton AE (1958). "Reinstatement of the Generic Name Rabdion A.H.A. Dumeril for a Monotypic Genus of Asian Burrowing Snakes". Herpetologica 14 (1): 47–48.


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