Kingdom Animalia Order Squamata Family Colubridae Scientific name Amphiesma vibakari Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Suborder Serpentes Genus Amphiesma Higher classification Amphiesma | |
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Similar Snake, Reptile, Rhabdophis tigrinus, Euprepiophis conspicillatus, Amphiesma | ||
The wildlife of tokyo japanese keelback snake amphiesma vibakari
Amphiesma vibakari, commonly referred to as the Asian keelback, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to Asia.
Contents
- The wildlife of tokyo japanese keelback snake amphiesma vibakari
- a baby of amphiesma vibakari
- Geographic range
- Description
- References
a baby of amphiesma vibakari
Geographic range
It is found in northeastern China, Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku), Korea, and Russia (Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai).
Description
Amphiesma vibakari is a small snake, growing to a maximum total length of 44 cm (17 1⁄4 in), with a tail 10 cm (3 7⁄8 in) long.
Dorsally it is olive or reddish brown, with small blackish spots. Some specimens may have a dark olive or blackish vertebral stripe. The upper labials are yellow, with black sutures. On each side of the nape of the neck there is a yellow dark-edged diagonal streak, these two streaks converging posteriorly. Ventrally it is yellow, with a series of brown dots or short lines at the outer ends of the ventral scales.
Dorsal scales strongly keeled (except outer row), arranged in 19 rows at midbody. Ventrals 127-151; anal plate divided; subcaudals divided 59-79.
