Hebius johannis explained

Hebius johannis, also known commonly as Johann's keelback, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to China.

Etymology

The specific name, johannis, is in honor of the Rev. John Graham who sent the first three specimens of this species to Boulenger.^[1]

Geographic range

H. johannis is found in Southwestern China in the inland provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. johannis is the vicinity of rivers and streams in forest and montane grassland, at altitudes of, but it has also been found in artificial habitats such as rice paddies.

Diet

H. johannis preys upon fishes.

Reproduction

H. johannis is oviparous.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1908). "Description of a new Snake from Yunnan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series 2 (9): 244. (Tropidonotus johannis, new species).
• Guo P, Liu Q, Zhang L, Li JX, Huang YY, Pyron RA (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. (Hebius johannis, new combination).
• Malnate EV (1960). "Systematic Division and Evolution of the Colubrid Snake Genus Natrix, with Comments on the Subfamily Natricinae". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 112: 41–71. (Amphiesma johannis, new combination).
• Pope CH (1935). The Reptiles of China: Turtles, Crocodilians, Snakes, Lizards. (Volume X of the Natural History of Central Asia series, edited by Chester A. Reeds). New York: American Museum of Natural History. lii + 604 pp., 28 figures, Plates I–XXVII. (Natrix johannis, pp. 106–108, figure 23).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]