False Habu

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Pseudagkistrodon is a monotypic genus of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The sole species is Pseudagkistrodon rudis, also known commonly as the red keelback, the false habu, and the false viper. It is found in southwest, south, and east China and in Taiwan. One subspecies, Pseudagkistrodon rudis multiprefrontalis (Zhao & Jiang, 1981) from Sichuan is recognized as being valid, in addition to the nominotypical subspecies.

Wikipedia contributors, Pseudagkistrodon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:05:18.864707+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name

Pseudagkistrodon rudis (Boulenger, 1906)

Name authority

(Boulenger, 1906)

Common name

False Habu

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Pseudagkistrodon

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.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. megaclassTetrapoda
8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
10. suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
11. infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
12. familyColubridae
13. subfamilyNatricinae
14. genusPseudagkistrodon
15. speciesPseudagkistrodon rudis (Boulenger, 1906)

Close classified relatives

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Names & synonyms

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Source literature & publication evidence

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1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pseudagkistrodon&species=rudis 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.

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:8CTRD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.