Amphiesma
| Amphiesma (keelbacks) | |
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| Amphiesma stolatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: |
Amphiesma A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron, & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 |
Amphiesma is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as keelbacks because of their keeled dorsal scales. They are all nonvenomous.
Amphiesma species occur in southern and eastern Asia, including Siberia, Korea, China, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Japan, and Indonesia.
The following 42 species are recognized:
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphiesma.
In 2014 Guo et al. placed most species of Amphiesma in the genus Hebius. One exception is Amphiesma stolatum, which they kept in the genus Amphiesma.
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