NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Peters' Keelback
Hebius petersii (Boulenger, 1893)
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 petersii, Peters's keelback, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as in Singapore, where it was once believed to be extinct until it was rediscovered after 64 years in October 2024.
Wikipedia contributors, Hebius petersii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:57:43.048233+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hebius petersii (Boulenger, 1893)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1893)
- Common name
- Peters' 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 petersii (Boulenger, 1893)
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 |
| Deschauensee’s KeelbackHebius deschauenseei (Taylor, 1934) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tropidonotus petersii Boulenger, 1893 Boulenger, 1893 | synonym |
| Tropidonotus maculatus Peters, 1871 Peters, 1871 | ambiguous 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=petersii 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:3JY8N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.