Spotted Keelback
Xenochrophis maculatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Xenochrophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Recorded in 49 places on iNaturalist
About
Spotted Keelback (Xenochrophis maculatus) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 25 more. Recorded in 49 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 Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Peat Swamp Forest
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Forested Swamps
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Ponds
- Reservoirs
- Borneo Rainforest
- Borneo Lowland Rainforest
- Borneo Peat Swamp Forest
- Borneo Heath Forest
- Borneo Dipterocarp Forest
Related snakes
- Checkered Keelback Xenochrophis piscator
- Painted Keelback (cerasogaster) Xenochrophis cerasogaster
- Burmese Keelback Water Snake Xenochrophis bellulus
- Striped Keelback Xenochrophis vittatus
- Triangle Keelback Xenochrophis trianguligerus
- 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.