Amphiesma khasiense

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Khasi Hills Keelback
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Natricinae
Genus: Amphiesma
Species: A. khasiense
Binomial name
Amphiesma khasiense
(Boulenger, 1890)

The Khasi Hills Keelback Amphiesma khasiense is a species of snake found in India (Assam), Myanmar (= Burma), Laos, Vietnam and parts of China (Yunnan, Tibet).

This snake is a voracious toad eater.

It is a reddish brown snake with a white transverse bar running across the supra labial scales.


[edit] References

  • Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.