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title: "Buff Striped Keelback"
description: "Amphiesma stolatum — Reptiles. The buff striped keelback (Amphiesma stolatum) is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake found across Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/buff-striped-keelback
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Buff Striped Keelback

> Amphiesma stolatum — Reptiles. The buff striped keelback (Amphiesma stolatum) is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake found across Asia.

- Scientific name: *Amphiesma stolatum*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 2444
- Wikidata: [Q2384149](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2384149)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29832](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29832)

## Names

- en: Buff Striped Keelback
- de: Gelbhalswassernatter
- es: Culebra de Dorso Aquillado Asiática
- pl: Zaskroniec indochiński

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1406), TW (385), CN (140), HK (93), LK (68), MM (49), BD (31), NP (29), TH (28), VN (25), MO (14), PK (7)

## Summary

The buff striped keelback (Amphiesma stolatum) is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake found across Asia.  It is a typically non-aggressive snake that feeds on frogs and toads. It belongs to the subfamily Natricinae, and is closely related to water snakes and grass snakes. It resembles an Asian version of the American garter snake. It is quite a common snake but is rarely seen.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff_striped_keelback

## Photo

![Buff Striped Keelback](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/buff-striped-keelback/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147699145

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/buff-striped-keelback?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).