Rhabdophis
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Rhabdophis is a genus
of snake
s, generally called keelback snakes, found primarily in southeast Asia.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
s, generally called keelback snakes, found primarily in southeast Asia.
Species of Rhabdophis
- Rhabdophis adleri
- Rhabdophis angeli
- Rhabdophis auriculata
- Rhabdophis barbouri, Barbour's water snake.
- Rhabdophis callichroma
- Rhabdophis chrysargoides
- Rhabdophis chrysargos, speckle-bellied keelback.
- Rhabdophis conspicillatus
- Rhabdophis himalayanusRhabdophis himalayanusThe orange-collared keelback is a species of snake. As with its congenerics, this is a reared-fanged species. The toxicity of its venom is not known, but it overpowers its prey quickly...
, orange-collared keelback. - Rhabdophis leonardi, Burmese keelback.
- Rhabdophis lineata, zigzag-lined water snake.
- Rhabdophis murudensis
- Rhabdophis nigrocincta, black-striped keelback.
- Rhabdophis nuchalis
- Rhabdophis spilogaster, Northern water snake.
- Rhabdophis subminiatusRhabdophis subminiatusThe red-necked keelback is a species of snake.-Description:The snake has a greenish hue with red and yellow regions near the head. It grows to 70 to 90 cm in length.-Venom:...
, red-necked keelback. - Rhabdophis swinhonis, Swinhoe's grass snake.
- Rhabdophis tigrinusRhabdophis tigrinusRhabdophis tigrinus is a venomous colubrid found in East and Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:The dorsal color pattern is olive-drab green with black and bright orange crossbars or spots from the neck down the first third of the body. The belly is whitish...
, tiger grooved-neck keelback, tiger keelback, Japanese grass snake, yamakagashi.