Fowlea Explained

Fowlea is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Asia.

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Fowlea asperrima – Boulenger's keelback
• Fowlea flavipunctata – yellow-spotted keelback
• Fowlea melanzosta – Javan keelback water snake
• Fowlea piscator – checkered keelback
• Fowlea punctulata – Spotted keelback water snake
• Fowlea sanctijohannis – St. John's keelback
• Fowlea schnurrenbergeri – bar-necked keelback
• Fowlea unicolor – Tikiri keelback
• Fowlea yunnanensis – Yunnan olive keelback

Some snakes of this genus, such as Boulenger's keelback and the checkered keelback, were moved from the genus Xenochrophis.

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Fowlea.

Further reading

• Theobald W (1868). "Catalogue of the Reptiles of British Birma [sic], embracing the Provinces of Pegu, Martaban, and Tenasserim; with descriptions of new or little-known species". Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology. (London) 10: 4–67. (Fowlea, new genus, p. 48).

Notes and References

1. . The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.