Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Colubridae Bibliography of the genus Rhabdops Biodiversity of the family Colubridae Genus Rhabdops South Asian Forest Snakes Südasiatische Waldnattern Sydasiatiske Skovsnoge 1893 Rhabdops Boulenger (type species: Ablabes olivaceus Beddome 1863) Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Previously included Smithophis bicolor. Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra). Rhabdops aquaticus Northern Olive Forest Snake Nördliche Waldnatter Nordlig Brun Skovsnog 2017 Rhabdops aquaticus Giri, Deepak, Captain, Das, Das, Rajkumar, Rathish & Gower Remarks: Previously regarded as a northern population of olivaceus (Giri, Deepak, Captain, Das, Das, Rajkumar, Rathish & Gower 2017). Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra). Rhabdops olivaceus Southern Olive Forest Snake, (Olive Forest Snake) Südliche Braune Waldnatter Sydlig Brun Skovsnog 1863 Ablabes olivaceus Beddome Pseudocyclophis olivaceus Boulenger 1890 Rhabdops olivaceus Boulenger 1893 Remarks: Previously included the populations now assigned to aquaticus. Now restricted to Karnataka and Kerala (Giri, Deepak, Captain, Das, Das, Rajkumar, Rathish & Gower 2017). Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala).