Xenochrophis

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Xenochrophis

Xenochrophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Asia. Some members have been moved to the genus Fowlea.

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Xenochrophis
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Painted keelback (Xenochrophis cerasogaster)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Natricinae
Genus: Xenochrophis
Günther, 1864
Species

5, see text.

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Etymology

The generic nomen Xenochrophis is presumably derived from the Greek xénos, meaning foreign, strange; chros, meaning color; and ophis, meaning snake. The generic nomen probably refers to the distinctive color pattern of this type species. The gender of this generic name is masculine.

Species of Xenochrophis

The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]

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ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Xenochrophis bellulus
(Stoliczka, 1871)
Burmese keelback water snake, Burmese white-barred keelbackMyanmar
ThumbXenochrophis cerasogaster
(Cantor, 1839)
painted keelbackPakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and India (Assam, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal:- Kolkata).
ThumbXenochrophis maculatus
(Edeling, 1864)
spotted keelbackIndonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.
ThumbXenochrophis trianguligerus
(F. Boie, 1827)
triangle keelbackBrunei Darussalam, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, India (Nicobar Islands; Arunachal Pradesh (Deban - Changlang district)), Indonesia (Nias, Mentawai, Sumatra, Laos, Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia), Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
ThumbXenochrophis vittatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
banded keelback, striped keelbackIndonesia (Bangka, Java, Sumatra, We, Sulawesi) and Singapore
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