| St. John's keelback | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Fowlea |
| Species: | F. sanctijohannis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fowlea sanctijohannis (Boulenger, 1890) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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St. John's keelback (Fowlea sanctijohannis) is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.
The specific name, sanctijohannis, is in honor of British naturalist Oliver Beauchamp Coventry St. John. [3]
F. sanctijohannis is found in Bhutan, northern India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir), northern Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of F. sanctijohannis is freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 960–2,200 m (3,150–7,220 ft). [1]
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