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Genus of snakes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fowlea is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Asia.
Fowlea | |
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Checkered keelback (Fowlea piscator) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Subfamily: | Natricinae |
Genus: | Fowlea Theobald, 1868 |
Species | |
Nine, see text. |
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
Some snakes of this genus, such as Boulenger's keelback and the checkered keelback, were moved from the genus Xenochrophis.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Fowlea.
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