Rhabdophis angeli
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Synonyms

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]

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]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. angeli is forest.[1]

Description

R. angeli may attain a total length (including tail) of 43 cm (17 in).[4]

Reproduction

R. angeli is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Stuart, B.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2012). "Rhabdophis angeli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192210A2056095. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Rhabdophis angeli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2018.
  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. (Rhabdophis angelii, p. 9).
  4. ↑ 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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