Wildlifeof India
Hebius khasiensis
Colubrid Snakes
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Hebius khasiensis
Basic stats
Diet
Primarily toads
Range
Eastern India (Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland), South-east Asia and southern China
Size
About 60cm; tail about 19cm
The Khasi Hills keelback is a colubrid snake endemic to South-east Asia, found in parts of southern China, eastern India (Assam), Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is reddish-brown with a white transverse bar across the upper lip scales. The back scales are in 19 rows, rather strongly keeled except for the smooth outer row (Wikipedia, general species account).
Adults are about 60 cm in total length, of which about 19 cm is tail, and it feeds primarily on toads. The Reptile Database also lists Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland.
Quick answers
- What does the Hebius khasiensis eat?
- Primarily toads
- Where is the Hebius khasiensis found?
- Eastern India (Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland), South-east Asia and southern China
- How big is the Hebius khasiensis?
- About 60cm; tail about 19cm