Rabdion forsteni
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Rabdion forsteni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Rabdion |
Species: | R. forsteni
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Binomial name | |
Rabdion forsteni | |
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
- ^ a b 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).Error: "Q2220270" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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