Photo of a Boulenger's Keelback (asperrimus) (Fowlea asperrimus)
Photo: rhinodalf, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Boulenger's Keelback (asperrimus)

Fowlea asperrimus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Fowlea
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Rare

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About

Boulenger's Keelback (asperrimus) (Fowlea asperrimus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Sri Lanka. It lives in habitats such as wetlands, marshes, freshwater marshes, swamps and 6 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

Related snakes

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