St. John's keelback
Species of snake
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St. John's keelback (Fowlea sanctijohannis) is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia.
| St. John's keelback | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Fowlea |
| Species: | F. sanctijohannis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fowlea sanctijohannis (Boulenger, 1890) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, sanctijohannis, is in honor of British naturalist Oliver Beauchamp Coventry St. John.[3]
Geographic range
F. sanctijohannis is found in Bhutan, northern India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir), northern Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.[2]
