- Xenochrophis vittatus
Taxobox | name = Striped Keelback
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image_caption = "Xenochrophis vittatus" from CentralJava
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
subordo =Serpentes
familia =Colubridae
genus = "Xenochrophis "
species = "X. vittatus"
binomial = "Xenochrophis vittatus"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus , 1758)
synonyms =
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range_map_caption =Striped Keelback Xenochrophis vittatus is a species of snake found mainly in
Indonesia (Bangka, Java, Sumatra, We, Sulawesi); and Singapore (introduced).Terra typica: “America” (in error).
Ecology
A diurnal snake that loves paddyfields, ponds, small ditches and sometimes wandering around backyard and home garden. This harmless snake is feed on
frogs and small lizards. In Central Java its also not uncommon kept by children as a pet.
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