| Yunnan 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. parallelum |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphiesma parallelum (Boulenger, 1890) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Tropidonotus parallelus Boulenger, 1890 |
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The Yunnan keelback (Amphiesma parallelum) is a snake species found in India, primarily in the province of Sikkim, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. It is also found in Myanmar, Vietnam, Yunnan province of southern China, Tibet and Nepal.
Dorsally A. parallelum is brown with two parallel yellowish, black-edged stripes on the body and tail. The ventrals and subcaudals are uniform yellow, or with a black dot on each side. There is a black streak from the eye to the corner of the mouth, and the labials are yellow. Adults may attain 56 cm (22 inches) in total length with a tail of 14 cm (5½ inches).[1]