Tropidonophis spilogaster, commonly known as the northern water snake or Boie's keelback, is a keelback snake in the family Colubridae found in the Philippines on the islands of Catanduanes, Polillo, Calayan and in the province of Bataan on the island of Luzon. The snake’s venom toxicity is unknown due to lack of study.[1][2]
Tropidonophis spilogaster | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Tropidonophis |
Species: | T. spilogaster
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Binomial name | |
Tropidonophis spilogaster (Boie, 1827)
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Synonyms | |
Tropidonotus spilogaster Boie, 1827 Tropidonotus crebripunctatus Wiegmann, 1835 |
References
edit- ^ a b Brown, R.; Rico, E.; Afuang, L. (2009). "Rhabdophis spilogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169802A6675725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169802A6675725.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Tropidonophis spilogaster at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 December 2018.