Rabdion forsteni
| Rabdion forsteni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Calamariinae |
| Genus: | Rabdion |
| Species: | R. forsteni |
| Binomial name | |
| Rabdion forsteni A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Rabdion forsteni is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Etymology
The specific name, forsteni, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Eltio Alegondas Forsten.[2]
Geographic range
R. forsteni is endemic to the island of Sulawesi (formerly called Celebes) in Indonesia.[1]
References
- 1 2 Species Rabdion forsteni at The Reptile Database .
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rabdion forsteni, p. 92).
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 I-XX. (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. 116-119). (in French).
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/29/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.