Photo of a Yaeyama Keelback (Hebius ishigakiensis)
Photo: Nina, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Yaeyama Keelback

Hebius ishigakiensis

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Hebius
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 9 places on iNaturalist

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About

Yaeyama Keelback (Hebius ishigakiensis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Japan. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest and 15 more. Recorded in 9 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.

Related snakes

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