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Taxonomy of the family Colubridae
Bibliography of the genus Macropisthodon
Biodiversity of the family Colubridae








Genus
Macropisthodon

Hooded Keelbacks

Kapuzen-Wassernattern*

Hættekølsnoge*

1893 Macropisthodon Boulenger (type species: Amphiesma flaviceps Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854)
1909 Pseudagkistrodon Denburgh (type species: Pseudagkistrodon carinatus Van Denburgh 1909; syn. Williams & Wallach 1989; Zhao & Adler 1993)
Contents: 4 species, none of which are endemic.
Remarks: Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014) treated Pseudagkistrodon as a valid genus with a single species (rudis), but without discussion.
Distribution: S. Asia, Malay Archipelago.
Reported from: Bangladesh, China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), India (Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand), Indonesia (Bangka, Java, Kalimantan, Natuna Islands, Nias, Sumatra), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak, West Malaysia [incl. Seribuat Archipelago (incl. Aur)]), Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand.

Macropisthodon flaviceps

Orange-necked Keelback, Orange-lipped Keelback, Yellow-headed Keelback, Red-headed Keelback

Gelbköpfige Kapuzen-Kielnatter*

Gulhovedet Hættekølsnog*

1854 Amphiesma flaviceps Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril
Tropidonotus flaviceps Günther 1972
Macropisthodon flaviceps Boulenger 1893
1858 Amphiesma lindmani Bleeker (Iskandar & Colijn 2001)
1864 Tropidonotus leucomelas Günther (Iskandar & Colijn 2001)

Distribution: Indonesia (Bangka, Kalimantan, Nias, Sumatra), Malaysia (Sarawak, West Malaysia [incl. Seribuat Archipelago (incl. Aur)]), Thailand.


Macropisthodon plumbicolor

Green Keelback, (Olive Keelback)

Grüne Kapuzen-Kielnatter*

Grøn Hættekølsnog*

1839 Tropidonotus plumbicolor Cantor
Macropisthodon plumbicolor Boulenger 1893
1853 Trigonocephalus ellioti Jerdon (Smith 1943)
1854 Xenodon viridis Duméril & Bibron (Smith 1943)
1865 Amphiesma brachyurum Jan (Smith 1943)
1955 Macropisthodon plumbicolor palabariya Deraniyagala

Other common names:
plumbicolor: Indian Green Keelback
Distribution: Bangladesh, India (Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand), Myanmar, Sri Lanka.


Macropisthodon rhodomelas

Blue-necked Keelback, Blue-necked Water Snake

Blaunacken-Kielnatter*, Blaunacken-Wassernatter

Blåhalset Hættekølsnog*

1827 Tropidonotus Rhodomelas Boie
Amphiesma rhodomelas Duméril & Bibron 1854
Xenodon rhodomelas Günther 1858
Macropisthodon rhodomelas Boulenger 1893

Remarks: Reports from Sulawesi are considered doubtful (Koch 2012).
Distribution: Indonesia (Bangka, Java, Kalimantan, Natuna Islands, Sumatra), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak, West Malaysia), Singapore, Thailand.


Macropisthodon rudis

False Habu

Rote Kapuzen-Kielnatter*

Rød Hættekølsnog*

1906 Macropisthodon rudis Boulenger
Pseudagkistrodon rudis Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
1909 Pseudagkistrodon carinatus Van Denburgh (Zhao & Adler 1993)
Macropisthodon rudis carinatus Maki 1931
1910 Natrix namiei Oshima (Zhao & Adler 1993)
1922 Macropisthodon rudis melanogaster Vogt (Zhao & Adler 1993)
1981 Macropisthodon rudis multiprefrontalis Zhao & Jiang

Distribution: China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan.