Orangeneck keelback

Rhabdophis flaviceps

(André Marie Constant Duméril, Gabriel Bibron & Auguste Duméril, 1854)

In Thai: งูรังแหหัวแดง, ngu rang hae hua daeng

Rhabdophis flaviceps, the orangeneck keelback, orange-lipped keelback, or yellow-headed keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Natricidae
Genus: Rhabdophis
Species: Rhabdophis flaviceps

Common names

German:
- Gelbkopf-Kielrückennatter
- Rotkopf-Kielrückenwassernatter
English:
- Orangeneck keelback
- Red-headed keelback
- Yellow-headed keelback
- Orange-lipped keelback
Thai: งูรังแหหัวแดง, ngu rang hae hua daeng

Synonyms

Rhabdophis flaviceps, Hirohiko Takeuchi et al. (2018)
Macropisthodon flaviceps, Simon J. Husson et al. (2018)
Macropisthodon flaviceps, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
Macropisthodon flaviceps, Alice Georgie Cruickshank Grandison (1978)
Macropisthodon flaviceps, Felix Kopstein (1938)
Macropisthodon flaviceps, George Albert Boulenger (1893)
Tropidonotus (Amphiesma) flaviceps, Oskar Boettger (1887)
Tropidonotus flaviceps, Oskar Boettger (1886)
Amphiesma lindmanni, Albert Charles Lewis Günther (1872)
Tropidonotus leucomelas, Albert Charles Lewis Günther (1864)
Amphiesma rufo torquatum, Abraham Carel J. Edeling (1864)
Amphiesma flaviceps, Giorgio Jan (1863)
Amphiesma lindmani, Pieter Bleeker (1857)
Amphiesma flaviceps, André Marie Constant Duméril & Gabriel Bibron (1854)

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Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Photos

Distribution map of Orangeneck keelback, Rhabdophis flaviceps in Thailand — Range map of Rhabdophis flaviceps in Thailand

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