Rhabdophis confusus DAVID & VOGEL, 2021
Can you confirm these amateur observations of Rhabdophis confusus?
Rhabdophis confusus
We have no photos, try to find some by Google images search: 
| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Hainan Island keelback snake F: Rhabdophide de Hainan G: Hainan Rothals-Wassernatter Chinese: 拟红脖颈槽蛇 (Nǐ Hóng Bó Jǐng Cáo Shé) |
| Synonym | Rhabdophis confusus DAVID & VOGEL 2021 |
| Distribution | China (Hainan Island) Type locality: “Hainan” |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype. ZMB 29237, adult female from Hainan, now Hainan Island and Province, People‘s Republic of China, deposited by Mr. Schoede; no date of collect given. Paratypes (n=2). FMNH 6679 and FMNH 6680, adult females, from Hainan Island, People‘s Republic of China; deposited by C.H. Pope. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium-sized species of the genus Rhabdophis endemic to Hainan Island, characterized by the combination of (1) 19 – 19 – 17dorsal scale rows; (2) dorsal scales narrowly but strongly keeled, scales of 1st DSR smooth; (3) a moderate nuchal groove present, well visible; (4) 4–8 distinctly enlarged, aligned paired nuchal scales; (5) VEN 144–158, SC 56– 79 paired; (6) dorsum olive-green or dark greyish-green, dark greyish-brown or dark reddish-brown, distinctly chequered with diffuse, black blotches; (7) red hue on the upper part and sides of the neck faint or absent; (8) dark subocular streak totally absent; (10) venter uniform cream or pale creamish-yellow, without dark dots on the tips of ventrals but with outer fifth or quarter of ventrals heavily mottled with dark grey. |
| Comment | Distribution: For a map see David & Vogel 2021: 110 (Fig. 9). Illustrations: Shi et al. (2011: Pl. XXII: figure 117). |
| Etymology | The specific nomen is the Latin adjective confusus (-a, -um), here in masculine gender, meaning ―confused‖ or ―mixed, based on the confusion of this species with Rhabdophis siamensis |
| References |
|
| External links |