Hebius monticola

(Hebius monticola)

Description

Common names: hill keelback, mountain keelback, Wynad keelback.Hebius monticola is a harmless colubrid snake species endemic to the Western Ghats of India. They are especially well known from the Kodagu and Wayanad regions of the Western Ghats.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Natricidae

Genus:Hebius

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