Tropidonophis spilogaster

Tropidonophis spilogaster, commonly known as the northern water snake or Boie's keelback, is a venomous keelback snake in the family Colubridae found in the Philippines on the islands of Catanduanes, Polillo, Calayan and in the province of Bataan on the island of Luzon.[1][2]

Tropidonophis spilogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Tropidonophis
Species:
T. spilogaster
Binomial name
Tropidonophis spilogaster
(Boie, 1827)
Synonyms

Tropidonotus spilogaster Boie, 1827 Tropidonotus crebripunctatus Wiegmann, 1835

References

  1. Brown, R.; Rico, E.; Afuang, L. (2009). "Rhabdophis spilogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169802A6675725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169802A6675725.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Tropidonophis spilogaster at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2018.


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