Hebius weixiensis

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Hebius weixiensis, the Weixi keelback snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is endemic to China and known from around Lijiang in Yunnan. The specific name weixiensis refers to its type locality, Weixi County.

Males measure {{convert|290–475|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} and females {{convert|287–520|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. The tail is {{convert|60–163|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} and {{convert|88–160|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in males and females, respectively.

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{{cite journal |last1=Hou |first1=Shao-Bing |last2=Yuan |first2=Zhi-Yong |last3=Wei |first3=Ping-Fan |last4=Zhao |first4=Gui-Gang |last5=Liu |first5=Gao-Hui |last6=Wu |first6=Yun-He |last7=Shen |first7=Wen-Jing |last8=Chen |first8=Jin-Min |last9=Guo |first9=Peng |last10=Che |first10=Jing |name-list-style=amp |title=Molecular phylogeny and morphological comparisons of the genus Hebius Thompson, 1913 (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) uncover a new taxon from Yunnan Province, China, and support revalidation of Hebius septemlineatus (Schmidt, 1925) |journal=Zoological Research |date=2021 |volume=42 |issue=5 |pages=620–625 |doi=10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.093|pmid=34410048 |pmc=8455471 |doi-access=free }}

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weixiensis

Category:Snakes of China

Category:Endemic fauna of Yunnan

Category:Taxa named by Che Jing

Category:Reptiles described in 2021