Helicops hagmanni

Helicops hagmanni, also known commonly as Hagmann's keelback, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to the Amazon River basin in South America.

Helicops hagmanni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Helicops
Species:	H. hagmanni
Binomial name
Helicops hagmanni Roux, 1910

Etymology

The specific name, hagmanni, is in honor of Swiss-Brazilian zoologist Gottfried A. Hagmann.^[2]

Geographic range

H. hagmanni is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. hagmanni is freshwater wetlands in forest, at altitudes below 250 m (820 ft).^[1]

Description

H. hagmanni has 21–29 rows of dorsal scales at midbody. Its subcaudal scales are keeled, and number only 50–59.^[3] Its teeth are very long and are nonrecurved. ^[4]

Behavior

H. hagmanni is aquatic.^[1]

Diet

H. hagmanni preys upon fishes.^[1]

Reproduction

H. hagmanni is ovoviviparous.^[3]