Hebius igneus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

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

Name

Hebius igneus David, Vogel, Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Teynié & Ziegler, 2021: 44

• Holotype: IEBR 2295, adult ♀, collected by Truong Quang Nguyen, Kien Van Doan and Cuc Thu Ho on 21 May 2004.
• Type locality: “Ban Cai, 21°51’714N, 106°58’063E, elevation: 350–450m, Duc Xuan, Na Hang District, Tuyen Quang Province, Vietnam”.

References

Primary references

• David, P., Vogel, G., Nguyen, T.Q., Orlov, N.L., Pauwels, O.S.G., Teynié, A. & Ziegler, T. 2021. A revision of the dark-bellied, stream-dwelling snakes of the genus Hebius (Reptilia: Squamata: Natricidae) with the description of a new species from China, Vietnam and Thailand. Zootaxa 4911(1): 1–61. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4911.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hebius igneus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 March 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Fire-back Keelback