Rabdion forsteni

Rabdion forsteni
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
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; A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & ; A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
Synonyms
	Rabdion forsteni ; A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & ; A.H.A. Duméril, 1854; Rhabdion [sic] forsteni ; Günther, 1858 ; (ex errore); Rhabdophidium forsteni ; Boulenger, 1894; Rabdion forsteni ; — Leviton, 1958; Rabdion forsteni ; — Wallach et al., 2014;

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.

Etymology[edit]

The specific name, forsteni, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Eltio Alegondas Forsten.^[3]

Geographic range[edit]

R. forsteni is endemic to the island of Sulawesi (formerly called Celebes) in Indonesia.^[2]

Habitat[edit]

The preferred natural habitat of R. forsteni is forest, at altitudes up to 1,830 m (6,000 ft).^[1]

Reproduction[edit]

R. forsteni is oviparous.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Amarasinghe A, Gillespie G (2021). "Rabdion forsteni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T169686A123633147.en. Accessed on 15 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Species Rabdion forsteni at The Reptile Database .
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rabdion forsteni, p. 92).

Further reading[edit]

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.

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[iucn-1] Amarasinghe A, Gillespie G (2021). "Rabdion forsteni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T169686A123633147.en. Accessed on 15 April 2023.

[RDB-2] Species Rabdion forsteni at The Reptile Database .

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rabdion forsteni, p. 92).

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