Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Amphiesma
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Buff-striped Keelback
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Südasiatische Gebirgswassernatter
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Sydasiatiske Kølsnoge
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1854 |  |
Amphiesma Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril (type species: Coluber stolatus Linnaeus 1758) |
Contents:
2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Hebius and
Herpetoreas.
Amphiesma was formerly included in
Natrix, but separated from that genus by Rossman & Eberle (1977).
For a while, Amphiesma was considered a monotypic genus, containing only stolatum, however, monticolum was recently added to the genus.
Grammatical gender neuter.
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Cambodia,
China
(Anhui,
Fujian,
Guangdong
[incl.
Nan Ao Island],
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Henan,
Hong Kong,
Hunan,
Jiangxi,
Macau,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Laos,
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Pakistan,
Sri Lanka,
Taiwan
(incl.
Lanyu Island),
Thailand,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island).
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Amphiesma monticolum
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Yellow-collared Forest Keelback, Hill Keelback, Green Western Keelback, (Forest Keelback)
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Gelbhals-Wald-Kielnatter
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Gulhalset Skovkølsnog
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1853 | |
Tropidonotus monticolus Jerdon |
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Rhabdophis monticola Wall 1923 |
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Natrix monticola Smith 1943 |
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Amphiesma monticola Malnate 1960 |
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Hebius monticola Guo, Zhu, Liu, Zhang, Li, Huang & Pyron 2014 |
Remarks:
Reassigned to Amphiesma by Deepak, Cooper, Poyarkov, Kraus, Burin, Das, Narayanan, Streicher, Smith & Gower (2022).
Distribution:
India
(Goa,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Amphiesma stolatum
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Buff-striped Keelback, Indian Striped Keelback, Yellow-banded Keelback, Yellow-necked Keelback, White-striped Keelback
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Streifen-Gebirgswassernatter
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Indisk Stribet Kølsnog
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1758 | |
Coluber stolatus Linnaeus |
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Natrix stolatus Merrem 1820 |
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Tropidonotus stolatus Boie 1827 |
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Amphiesma stolatum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854 |
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Rhabdophis stolatus Wall 1921 |
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1801 | |
Elaps bilineatus Schneider (Smith 1943) |
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1869 | |
Tropidonotus ruficeps Peters (status uncertain; Smith 1943) |
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Tropidonotus stolatus erythrostictus Wall (Smith 1943) |
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1929 | |
Natrix stolata chinensis Mell |
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Rhabdophis stolatus chinensis Bourret 1936 |
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Amphiesma stolata chinensis Saint Girons 1972 |
Remarks:
Reports from the Andaman Islands are considered erroneous, as no voucher specimens exist (Das 1999).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Cambodia,
China
(Anhui,
Fujian,
Guangdong
[incl.
Nan Ao Island],
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Henan,
Hong Kong,
Hunan,
Jiangxi,
Macau,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Laos,
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Pakistan,
Sri Lanka,
Taiwan
(incl.
Lanyu Island),
Thailand,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island).
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