Triangle keelback

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Triangle keelback
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Xenochrophis trianguligerus from Kaeng Krachan National Park
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Xenochrophis
Species:
X. trianguligerus
Binomial name
Xenochrophis trianguligerus
(Boie, 1827)

The triangle keelback (Xenochrophis trianguligerus) is a species of snake found in Brunei Darussalam, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, India (Nicobar Islands; Arunachal Pradesh (Deban - Changlang district)), Indonesia (Nias, Mentawai, Sumatra, Laos, Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia), Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The type locality is Java.

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References

  1. "Xenochrophis trianguligerus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2021. 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2016.