Wall's keelback explained

Wall's keelback (Herpetoreas xenura) is a species of natricine snake endemic to Northeast India.

Geographic range

It is found in Khasi Hills in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is also found in Myanmar.^[1]

Further reading

• Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III. - Serpentes. Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, Printers). London. 583 pp. (Natrix xenura, p. 292.)
• Wall, F. 1907. Some new Asian snakes. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 17 (3): 612–618. (Tropidonotus xenura, p. 616.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Herpetoreas xenura (Strange-tailed Keelback) . . 2011-08-31 . 2022-09-19.