Rabdion forsteni, also known commonly as Forsten's pointed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to a part of Indonesia.
| Rabdion forsteni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Rabdion |
| Species: | R. forsteni |
| Binomial name | |
| Rabdion forsteni | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name, forsteni, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Eltio Alegondas Forsten.[3]
Geographic range
R. forsteni is endemic to the island of Sulawesi (formerly called Celebes) in Indonesia.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of R. forsteni is forest, at altitudes up to 1,830 m (6,000 ft).[1]
Reproduction
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (Rhabdophidium forsteni, replacement name, p. 328).
- Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Duméril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Première partie. Comprenant l'histoire des serpents non venimeux. [=General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles. Volume 7. Part 1. Containing the Natural History of the Nonvenomous Snakes]. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Rabdion forsteni, new species, pp. 116–119). (in French).
- Koch A (2012). Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore islands. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 374 pp. ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4.
- Leviton AE (1958). "Reinstatement of the Generic Name Rabdion A.H.A. Dumeril for a Monotypic Genus of Asian Burrowing Snakes". Herpetologica 14 (1): 47–48.