Rhabdophis swinhonis

(Rhabdophis swinhonis)

Description

Rhabdophis swinhonis is a keelback snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Taiwan. It is also known as Taiwan keelback and Swinhoe's grass snake. It is named for Robert Swinhoe, a British diplomat and naturalist stationed in China in mid-19th century and who collected the holotype.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Natricidae
Genus:Rhabdophis
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