Sikkim keelback
Species of reptile
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The Sikkim keelback (Herpetoreas sieboldii) is a species of grass snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South Asia and Myanmar.[3] It is closely related to the Himalayan keelback, and some treat this species as a synonym (Tillack 2003).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Herpetoreas |
| Species: | H. sieboldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Herpetoreas sieboldii (Günther, 1860) | |
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Geographic range
H. sieboldii is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (Punjab, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh), Myanmar (formerly called Burma), Nepal, and Pakistan.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, sieboldii, is in honor of German zoologist Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold.
