Amphiesmoides is a genus of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus contains the sole species Amphiesmoides ornaticeps. Commonly known as Werner's ornate snake or the white-eyed keelback, it is native to Southeast Asia.
Amphiesmoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Amphiesmoides Malnate, 1961 |
Species: | A. ornaticeps
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Binomial name | |
Amphiesmoides ornaticeps (F. Werner, 1924)
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Geographic range
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edit- ^ a b Jiang, J.; Lau, M.; Zhou, Z. (2012). "Amphiesmoides ornaticeps ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192246A2060886. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192246A2060886.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Amphiesmoides ornaticeps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.