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Vertebrata (1163)
"Reptiles" (111)
Squamata (Snakes) (62)
Natricidae (Keelbacks) (5)
Natricidae (Keelbacks)
Macropisthodon rhodomelas
(Boie, 1827)
Blue-necked Keelback
Psammodynastes pictus
Kelvin Lim
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Identified By: Kelvin Lim
Species Interactions (1)
Preys on
Bengal Toad
Duttaphrynus bengalensis
References
Ong & Seah, 2023. Nature in Singapore 16: e2023033
Basic Information
Classification:
Vertebrata: "Reptilia": Squamata: Natricidae (keel backs)
Residency Status:
Native
Biology/Ecology
Ecology:
Widespread but rare.
External Links
Ecology Asia
Nature in Singapore
A personal account of envenomation by a blue-necked keelback,
Macropisthodon rhodomelas
(Boie) (Reptilia: Squamata: Natricidae)
Singapore Biodiversity Records
Blue-necked keelback at Upper Seletar
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