Rhabdophis leonardi
| Rhabdophis leonardi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Rhabdophis |
| Species: | R. leonardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhabdophis leonardi (Wall, 1923)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Rhabdophis leonardi, also known commonly as the Burmese keelback and Leonard's keelback, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, leonardi, is in honor of P.M.R. Leonard of the Burma Frontier Service, who collected the holotype.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]R. leonardi is found in south central China, Laos, and Myanmar.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of R. leonardi is grassland, at altitudes of 1,250–2,850 m (4,100–9,350 ft), but it has also been found in cropland.[1]
Diet
[edit]R. leonardi preys upon earthworms and the larvae of fireflies.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]R. leonardi is oviparous.[1][2] Clutch size is 9–19 eggs.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Rao D-q, Li P, Jiang J (2012). "Rhabdophis leonardi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T191965A2021966. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Rhabdophis leonardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2018.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhabdophis leonardi, p. 155).
Further reading
[edit]- Wall F (1923). "Notes on a collection of Snakes from Sinlum Kaba". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 29 (2): 466–468. (Natrix leonardi, new species, p. 466).
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