| Khasi Hills keelback | |
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| 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) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Tropidonotus khasiensis Boulenger, 1890 |
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The Khasi Hills keelback (Amphiesma khasiense) is a snake species found in India (primarily in the province of Assam), Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and parts of China (Yunnan, Tibet).
The Khasi Hills keelback's nutritional intake consists primarily of toads.
It is a reddish brown snake with a white transverse bar running across the supra labial scales. The dorsal scales are in 19 rows, rather strongly keeled, except for smooth outer row. The ventrals number 150-154, the subcaudals 80-100. The anal plate is divided. Adults are about 60 cm (23½ in.) total length, of which about 19 cm (7½ in.) is tail.[1]