Himalayan Keelback
Herpetoreas platyceps
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Herpetoreas
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 21 places on iNaturalist
About
Himalayan Keelback (Herpetoreas platyceps) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest and 13 more. Recorded in 21 places on iNaturalist.
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.
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
- Himalayan Foothill Forest
- Himalayan Montane Forest
- Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
- Chinese Montane Forest
Related snakes
- Wall's Keelback Herpetoreas xenura
- Assam Keelback Herpetoreas pealii
- Mêdog Himalayas Keelback Herpetoreas tpser
- Sikkim Keelback Herpetoreas sieboldii
- Burbrink's Keelback Herpetoreas burbrinki
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.