Rabdion forsteni, also known commonly as Forsten's pointed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to a part of Indonesia.
Etymology
The specific name, forsteni, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Eltio Alegondas Forsten.
Geographic range
R. forsteni is endemic to the island of Sulawesi (formerly called Celebes) in Indonesia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of R. forsteni is forest, at altitudes up to .
Reproduction
R. forsteni is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates IâÂÂXX. (Rhabdophidium forsteni, replacement name, p. 328).
- Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. [=General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles. Volume 7. Part 1. Containing the Natural History of the Nonvenomous Snakes]. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Rabdion forsteni, new species, pp. 116âÂÂ119). (in French).
- (2012). Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore islands. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 374 pp. .
- (1958). "Reinstatement of the Generic Name Rabdion A.H.A. Dumeril for a Monotypic Genus of Asian Burrowing Snakes". Herpetologica 14 (1): 47âÂÂ48.