Maki's keelback

Maki's keelback
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Hebius
Species:	H. miyajimae
Binomial name
	Hebius miyajimae; (Maki, 1931)
Synonyms
	Natrix miyajimae; Amphiesma miyajimae;

Maki's keelback (Hebius miyajimae) is a small snake up to 60 cm in total length.[2] It inhabits low montane environments in the central and northern part of Taiwan; it is considered a forest specialist.[1] It is endemic to Taiwan.[1][2] There is also an unverified record from Hainan, China.[3] Amphiesma miyajimae is threatened in parts of its range through habitat degradation and road kills.[1]

References

Zhou, Z.; Lau, M.; Jiang, J. & Lin, S.-M. (2012). "Hebius miyajimae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.old-form url
Hans Breuer & William Christopher Murphy (2009–2010). "Amphiesma miyajimae". Snakes of Taiwan. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
Botanic Garden (2001). Report of Rapid Biodiversity Assessments at Jianfengling Nature Reserve, Southwest Hainan, 1998 and 2001. South China Forest Biodiversity Survey Report Series (Online Simplified Version): No. 3 (PDF). Hong Kong SAR: KFBG. pp. ii + 35.

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[IUCN-1] Zhou, Z.; Lau, M.; Jiang, J. & Lin, S.-M. (2012). "Hebius miyajimae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.old-form url

[SoT-2] Hans Breuer & William Christopher Murphy (2009–2010). "Amphiesma miyajimae". Snakes of Taiwan. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

[3] Botanic Garden (2001). Report of Rapid Biodiversity Assessments at Jianfengling Nature Reserve, Southwest Hainan, 1998 and 2001. South China Forest Biodiversity Survey Report Series (Online Simplified Version): No. 3 (PDF). Hong Kong SAR: KFBG. pp. ii + 35.