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Rabdion forsteni

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Species of snake

Rabdion forsteni
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Rabdion
Species: R. forsteni
Binomial name
Rabdion forsteni
A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
Synonyms
  • Rabdion forsteni
    A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
    A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • Rhabdion forsteni
    Günther, 1858
    (ex errore)
  • Rhabdophidium forsteni
    Boulenger, 1894
  • Rabdion forsteni
    — Leviton, 1958
  • Rabdion forsteni
    — Wallach et al., 2014

Rabdion forsteni, also known commonly as Forsten's pointed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to a part of Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, forsteni, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Eltio Alegondas Forsten.

Geographic range

R. forsteni is endemic to the island of Sulawesi (formerly called Celebes) in Indonesia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. forsteni is forest, at altitudes up to 1,830 m (6,000 ft).

Reproduction

R. forsteni is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Amarasinghe A, Gillespie G (2021). "Rabdion forsteni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T169686A123633147.en. Accessed on 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ Species Rabdion forsteni at The Reptile Database .
  3. 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 (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. . Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Rabdion forsteni, new species, pp. 116–119). (in French).
  • Koch A (2012). Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore islands. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 374 pp. ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4.
  • Leviton AE (1958). "Reinstatement of the Generic Name Rabdion A.H.A. Dumeril for a Monotypic Genus of Asian Burrowing Snakes". Herpetologica 14 (1): 47–48.
Taxon identifiers
Rabdion forsteni


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