Fowlea melanzosta

Fowlea melanzosta[2] (common name Javanese keelback water snake) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Java and Bali, Indonesia.[1][2] It is a common species typically encountered in rice fields, but it also occurs near lakes, rivers/streams, marshes, and grassland.[1]

Fowlea melanzosta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Fowlea
Species:
F. melanzosta
Binomial name
Fowlea melanzosta
(Gravenhorst, 1807)
Synonyms[2]
  • Coluber melanzostus Gravenhorst, 1807
  • Xenochrophis melanozostus
  • Fowlea melanozostus

References
  1. Vogel, G. (2012). "Fowlea melanozostus (formerly as: Xenochrophis melanozostus)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T191986A2024217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191986A2024217.en. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. Fowlea melanzosta at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 January 2023.
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