Sabah keelback
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The Sabah keelback (Hebius flavifrons) is a nonvenomous colubrid endemic to Borneo.[1][2]
Description
Adults are about 54 cm (21 inches) in total length, of which about 18 cm (7 inches) is tail.[3] Body slender; midbody scales 19, keeled; ventrals 149–157; subcaudals 92–101; dorsum olive-grey, with darker markings; a distinctive white to yellowish-cream spot on snout.
Habitat and behavior
It is frequently encountered in rivers in the plains and midhills, seen swimming with its head held out of water.[4]
Diet
Its diet includes frog eggs, tadpoles and frogs.[4]
Reproduction
Nothing is known about its reproductive biology.[4]
Geographic range
It is endemic to Borneo. It has been found in Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak.[4]
References
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- ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families...Colubridæ Aglyphæ, Part. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). London. xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I.-XXVIII. (Tropidonotus flavifrons, p. 263.)
- ↑ a b c d Das, I. 2006. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Borneo. Ralph Curtis Books. Sanibel Island, Florida. 144 pp. Template:ISBN. (Amphiesma flavifrons, p. 19.)
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