Tiger Keelback
Rhabdophis tigrinus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 797
- Most observed in
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Rhabdophis tigrinus, also known commonly as the tiger keelback, yamakagashi, or kkotbaem, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to East Asia and Southeast Asia. Many sources, though not ITIS, recognize one subspecies, Rhabdophis tigrinus formosanus of Taiwan.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Rhabdophis tigrinus”.