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Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The yellow-spotted keelback (Fowlea flavipunctata) is a species of colubrid snake found in India, Myanmar, Thailand, China, West Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, and Kalimantan)[2] Its type locality is: Island of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) and Canton River?, China.[2]
Yellow-spotted keelback | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Fowlea |
Species: | F. flavipunctata |
Binomial name | |
Fowlea flavipunctata (Hallowell, 1860) | |
IUCN includes Taiwan in the range of F. flavipunctata, but excludes India, Malaysia, and Indonesia.[1]
F. f. schnurrenbergeri of Nepal is now considered an independent species, Fowlea schnurrenbergeri.[1]
F. flavipunctata is a semiaquatic snake that occurs in slow rivers and streams, marshes, swamps, ponds, and lakes. It thrives also in wet human-modified habitats, including rice fields and ditches. It feeds on fish and frogs.[1] It is diurnal.[2]
F. flavipunctata is exploited in parts of its range to support snake farms and pigs and for use in snake wine.[1]
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