Rhabdophis
Rhabdophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. Species in the genus Rhabdophis are generally called keelback snakes, and are found primarily in Southeast Asia. The best-known species is Rhabdophis tigrinus; few other species have been studied in detail.
33 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 33 known species
Heller's Red-necked Keelback
speciesRhabdophis helleri
Chinese Tiger Keelback
speciesRhabdophis lateralis
Tiger Keelback
speciesRhabdophis tigrinus
Siamese Red-necked Keelback
speciesRhabdophis siamensis
Specklebelly Keelback
speciesRhabdophis chrysargos
Green Keelback
speciesRhabdophis plumbicolor
Banded Keelback
speciesRhabdophis nigrocinctus
Taiwan tiger keelback
speciesRhabdophis formosanus
Red-necked Keelback
speciesRhabdophis subminiatus
Blue-necked Keelback
speciesRhabdophis rhodomelas
Red-bellied Keelback
speciesRhabdophis conspicillatus
Orange-collared Keelback
speciesRhabdophis himalayanus
Günther's Keelback
speciesRhabdophis chrysargoides
Taiwan Keelback
speciesRhabdophis swinhonis
Leonard's Keelback
speciesRhabdophis leonardi
Chiwen keelback
speciesRhabdophis chiwen
Groove-necked Keel-back
speciesRhabdophis nuchalis
Orange-lipped Keelback
speciesRhabdophis flaviceps
Blossom Krait
speciesRhabdophis ceylonensis
Zigzag-lined Water Snake
speciesRhabdophis lineatus
Bindee keelback
speciesRhabdophis bindi
Mount Gongga Keelback
speciesRhabdophis pentasupralabialis
White-lined Water Snake
speciesRhabdophis auriculatus
Gunung Murud Keelback
speciesRhabdophis murudensis
Adler's Keelback
speciesRhabdophis adleri
Angel’s Keelback
speciesRhabdophis angeli
H’mong keelback
speciesRhabdophis hmongorum
Hainan Keelback
speciesRhabdophis confusus
Barbour's Water Snake
speciesRhabdophis barbouri
Rhabdophis kaiyuanensis
speciesRhabdophis kaiyuanensis
Boettger’s Keelback
speciesRhabdophis callistus
Singalang Keelback
speciesRhabdophis akraios
Black-barred Keelback
speciesRhabdophis callichroma
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28826.