Striped Keelback
Xenochrophis vittatus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Xenochrophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Common
About
Striped Keelback (Xenochrophis vittatus) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 21 more. Common: recorded in 88 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
- Sumatra Rainforest
- Sumatra Montane Rainforest
- Sumatra Peat Swamp Forest
- Malay Peninsula Rainforest
- Java Rainforest
Related snakes
- Checkered Keelback Xenochrophis piscator
- Painted Keelback (cerasogaster) Xenochrophis cerasogaster
- Spotted Keelback Xenochrophis maculatus
- Burmese Keelback Water Snake Xenochrophis bellulus
- 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.