Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Red-necked Keelback, Redneck Keelback
Common Names in German:
Rothals-Wassernatter
Description
Family Colubridae
The family Colubridae, which includes the kingsnakes (Lampropeltis spp. ), is the largest, most widespread, and diverse family of snakes , with few physical characteristics universal among all species. The family contains 70 percent of the known species of snakes, with more than 1700 species worldwide (Pough et al. 1998). Although some colubrids are dangerously venomous , most are harmless to humans. [1]
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,498 meters (0 to 4,915 feet).[2]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Serpentes
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
()
- Family:
Colubridae
()
- Colubrids
- Subfamily:
Natricinae
()
- Genus:
Rhabdophis
()
- Fitzinger, 1843
- Specific name:
subminiatus
- (SCHMIDT, 1925)
- Scientific name: - Rhabdophis subminiatus (SCHMIDT, 1925)
- Specific name:
subminiatus
- (SCHMIDT, 1925)
- Genus:
Rhabdophis
(
- Subfamily:
Natricinae
(
- Family:
Colubridae
(
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
(
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Amphiesma subminiatum - DumÉril • Bibron & DumÉril 1854: 734 • Natrix subminiata - Barbour 1912 • Natrix subminiata subminiata - Mell 1931 • Natrix subminiata — Smith 1943 • Natrix subminiatus BOIE 1827< /i> (Nomen Nudum) • Pseudoxenodon intermedius LÖnnberg 1899: 109 • Rhabdophis Subminiata • Rhabdophis subminiata - Malnate 1960 • Rhabdophis subminiata — Sharma 2004 • Rhabdophis subminiatus - Fitzinger 1843 • Rhabdophis subminiatus subminiatus< /i> (Schlegel 1837) • Rhabdophis subminiatus — Cox Et Al. 1998: 47 • Rhabdophis subminiatus — Manthey & Grossmann 1997: 389 • Tropidonotus subminiatus - GÜnther 1858 • Tropidonotus subminiatus Schlegel 1837: 313 • Tropidonotus subminiatus — Boulenger 1893: 256 • Tropidonotus subminiatus — Wall 1908: 320
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Rhabdophis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 15 species and subspecies in this genus:
R. auriculata (White-Lined Water Snake) · R. callistus (Boettger) · R. chrysargos (Specklebelly Keelback) · R. conspicillatus (Red-Bellied Keelback) · R. himalayanus (Orange-Collared Keelback) · R. leonardi (Leonard's Keelback) · R. lineatus (Zigzag-Lined Water Snake) · R. murudensis (Muruden Keelback) · R. nigrocinctus (Green Keelback) · R. nuchalis (Groove-Necked Keel-Back) · R. spilogaster (Boie's Keelback) · R. subminiatus (Red-Necked Keelback) · R. subminiatus subminiatus (Red-Necked Keelback) · R. tigrinus (Tiger Keelback) · R. tigrinus tigrinus (Asian Tiger Keelback)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Checklist of herpetofauna listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97 JNCC url p. 46.
- Checklist of reptiles and amphibians listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97 JNCC url p. 59.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 1, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- TIGR Reptile Database . Release date: October 2, 2007
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2544437
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-12216
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 618142
Footnotes
- Painter, Charles W., Chuck L. Hayes, and James N. Stuart "Recovery and Conservation of the Gray-Banded Kingsnake. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. May 1, 2002. [back]
- Mean = 152.670 meters (500.886 feet), Standard Deviation = 246.460 based on 45 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
