- Amphiesma khasiense
Taxobox | name = Khasi Hills Keelback
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
subordo =Serpentes
familia =Colubridae
subfamilia =Natricinae
genus = "Amphiesma "
species = "A. khasiense"
binomial = "Amphiesma khasiense"
binomial_authority = (Boulenger, 1890)The Khasi Hills Keelback "Amphiesma khasiense" is a species of snake found in India, primarily in the province ofAssam ,Myanmar ,Laos ,Vietnam and parts of China (Yunnan ,Tibet ).This snake eats toads.
It is a reddish brown snake with a white transverse bar running across the supra labial scales.
References
* Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
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