Groundwater's keelback

Groundwater's keelback (Hebius groundwateri) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Thailand.

Etymology

The specific name, groundwateri, is in honor of zoological illustrator Mr. .

Geographic range

H. groundwateri is found in southern Thailand, in Ranong Province.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. groundwateri is forest.

Description

H. groundwateri may attain a total length of , which includes a tail long.

Reproduction

H. groundwateri is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• , , (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. (hardcover): (paperback).
• , , , , , , (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 groundwateri, new combination).
• Smith MA (1922). "Notes on Reptiles and Batrachians from Siam and Indo-China, (No. 1)". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 4 (4): 203-214 + Plate 8. (Natrix groundwateri, new species, pp. 205–206 + Plate 8, figure 2).
• Taylor EH (1965). "The Serpents of Thailand and Adjacent Waters". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 65 (9): 609–1096. (Natrix groundwateri, pp. 827–828).