Wildlifeof China
Himalayan Keelback
Colubrid Snakes
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Herpetoreas platyceps
Basic stats
Habitat
1,000–3,600 m
Range
Himalayan foothills of India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Xizang (China)
Size
About 90 cm
The Himalayan keelback (Herpetoreas platyceps) is a colubrid natricine found along the sub-Himalayan region of India, in Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan and Bangladesh, and in Xizang (Tibet) in China, between about 1,000 and 3,600 m. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
Total length is about 90 cm including a 23 cm tail. It has 19 faintly keeled dorsal scale rows, 177–235 ventral scales and divided subcaudals. In life a coral-red band is said to run along the ends of the ventrals. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Himalayan Keelback live in?
- 1,000–3,600 m
- Where is the Himalayan Keelback found?
- Himalayan foothills of India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Xizang (China)
- How big is the Himalayan Keelback?
- About 90 cm