Wildlifeof Nepal
Yunnan Keelback
Colubrid Snakes
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Hebius clerki
Basic stats
Habitat
Ground-dwelling in subtropical moist hill forest above 1,000m, often near water
Range
North-east India, northern Myanmar, south-western China (Yunnan), Nepal and Bhutan
The Yunnan keelback in this list is Hebius clerki, a colubrid snake first described by Frank Wall in 1925 as Natrix clerki. Many authors treated it as a synonym of H. parallelus, but a 2015 study revalidated it as a separate species. It lives on the ground in subtropical moist hill forest above 1,000m, often near water (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is recorded from north-east India, northern Myanmar, south-western China (Yunnan), Nepal and Bhutan. How it breeds is unknown, and the source gives no size, appearance, diet or behaviour detail (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Yunnan Keelback live in?
- Ground-dwelling in subtropical moist hill forest above 1,000m, often near water
- Where is the Yunnan Keelback found?
- North-east India, northern Myanmar, south-western China (Yunnan), Nepal and Bhutan