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Eight-lined keelback

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The eight-lined keelback (Hebius octolineatus) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is endemic to southwestern China.[1][2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
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Eight-lined keelback
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Hebius
Species:
H. octolineatus
Binomial name
Hebius octolineatus
(Boulenger, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Tropidonotus octolineatus
  • Tropidonotus quadrilineatus
  • Tropidonotus pleurotaenia
  • Tropidonotus parallelus var. sublaevis
  • Natrix septemlineata
  • Natrix octolineata
  • Natrix nigroreticulata
  • Amphiesma octolineata
  • Amphiesma octolineatum
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Geographic range

The snake is found in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi provinces of China.[1][2]

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