Amphiesma

Amphiesma
Buff striped keelback (Amphiesma stolatum)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Natricinae
Genus:	Amphiesma A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
Species
Two recognized species, see article.

Amphiesma is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.[1] Species in the genus Amphiesma are found across Asia.

Species

• Amphiesma stolatum (Linnaeus, 1758) – buff striped keelback
• Amphiesma monticola (Jerdon, 1853) – Wynad keelback

References

1. Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Reading, United Kingdom: Species 2000. Retrieved 19 February 2016.