Rhabdophis
| Rhabdophis | |
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| Rhabdophis subminiatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Rhabdophis Fitzinger, 1843 |
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Rhabdophis is a genus of snakes, generally called keelback snakes, found primarily in southeast Asia. While the term "poisonous snake" is often used for a wide variety of venomous snakes, some species of Rhabdophis are in fact poisonous. While both venom and poison are toxins, a venom requires direct delivery—for instance intravenously through a snake bite—but can be ingested without harm. A poison can also be absorbed indirectly, e.g. by touch or through the digestive system.[1]
Species
- Rhabdophis adleri
- Rhabdophis angeli
- Rhabdophis auriculata
- Rhabdophis barbouri, Barbour's water snake[2]
- Rhabdophis callichroma
- Rhabdophis callistus
- Rhabdophis chrysargoides
- Rhabdophis chrysargos, speckle-bellied keelback
- Rhabdophis conspicillatus
- Rhabdophis guangdongensis
- Rhabdophis himalayanus, orange-collared keelback
- Rhabdophis leonardi, Burmese keelback
- Rhabdophis lineata, zigzag-lined water snake
- Rhabdophis murudensis
- Rhabdophis nigrocinctus, black-striped keelback
- Rhabdophis nuchalis
- Rhabdophis spilogaster, northern water snake
- Rhabdophis subminiatus, red-necked keelback
- Rhabdophis swinhonis, Swinhoe's grass snake
- Rhabdophis tigrinus, tiger grooved-neck keelback, tiger keelback, Japanese grass snake, yamakagashi
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/qi/7995002/QI-Quite-Interesting-facts-about-deadly-poisons.html
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhabdophis barbouri, p. 16).
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