NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Deschauensee’s Keelback
Hebius deschauenseei (Taylor, 1934)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hebius deschauenseei, commonly known as the northern keelback or Deschauensee's keelback, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.
Wikipedia contributors, Hebius deschauenseei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:59:11.684551+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hebius deschauenseei (Taylor, 1934)
- Name authority
- (Taylor, 1934)
- Common name
- Deschauensee’s Keelback
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hebius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyNatricinae
- genusHebius
- speciesHebius deschauenseei (Taylor, 1934)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hebius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Tonkin KeelbackHebius atemporalis (Bourret, 1934) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kutkai KeelbackHebius bitaeniatus (Wall, 1925) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boulenger’s keelbackHebius boulengeri (Gressitt, 1937) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sulawesi KeelbackHebius celebicus (Peters & Doria, 1878) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hebius concelarus (Malnate, 1963) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kuatun KeelbackHebius craspedogaster (Boulenger, 1899) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Groundwater's KeelbackHebius groundwateri (Smith, 1922) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malayan Mountain KeelbackHebius inas (Laidlaw, 1901) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yaeyama keelbackHebius ishigakiensis (Malnate & Munsterman, 1960) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Johann's KeelbackHebius johannis (Boulenger, 1908) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Wa Shan KeelbackHebius metusia (Inger, Zhao, Shaffer & Wu, 1990) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Modest KeelbackHebius modestus (Günther, 1875) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Natrix deschauenseei Taylor, 1934 Taylor, 1934 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Hebius&species=deschauenseei Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JY83. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.