Hebius is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1]

Hebius
Japanese keelback (Hebius vibakari)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Natricinae
Genus: Hebius
Thompson, 1913

Geographic range

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The genus Hebius is endemic to Asia.[2]

Taxonomy

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All of the member species of the genus Hebius were formerly placed in the genus Amphiesma, but in 2014 Guo et al. placed most species of Amphiesma in the genus Hebius. They placed other species in the genus Herpetoreas, leaving Amphiesma a monotypic taxon containing only the species Amphiesma stolatum.[2]

Species

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The following 48 species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Hebius.

References

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  1. ^ a b Genus Hebius at The Reptile Database.
  2. ^ a b Guo et al.
  3. ^ Zhou, Z.; Sun, Z.; Qi, S.; Lu, Y.; Lyu, Z.; Wang, Y.; Li, P.; Ma, J. (2019). "A new species of the genus Hebius (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Hunan Province, China". Zootaxa. 4674 (1): 68–82. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4674.1.3. PMID 31716020. S2CID 204136072.

Further reading

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  • Guo, Peng; Zhu, Fei; Liu, Qin; Zhang, Liang; Li, Jian X.; Huang, Yu Y.; Pyron, R. Alexander (2014). "A taxonomic revision of the Asian keelback snakes, genus Amphiesma (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae), with description of a new species". Zootaxa 3873 (4): 425–440.
  • Thompson JC (1913). "Contributions to the Anatomy of the Ophidia". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913: 414–425. (Hebius, new genus, p. 424).