Wildlifeof China
Pope's Keelback
Colubrid Snakes
Photo: Present: Markus Prokott. Original: Gulyaeva et al. & Gorbalenya. · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hebius popei
Basic stats
Habitat
Mountain and hill streams in forest, 281–900 m
Range
Southern China (Hainan west to Hunan and Yunnan) and northern Vietnam
Pope's keelback (Hebius popei) is a colubrid found in southern China, including Hainan, and in northern Vietnam. It lives along mountain and hill streams in forest at 281–900 m and is oviparous. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Pope's Keelback live in?
- Mountain and hill streams in forest, 281–900 m
- Where is the Pope's Keelback found?
- Southern China (Hainan west to Hunan and Yunnan) and northern Vietnam