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title: "Specklebelly Keelback"
description: "Rhabdophis chrysargos — Reptiles. The specklebelly keelback (Rhabdophis chrysargos) is a species of colubrid snake found in southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/specklebelly-keelback
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Specklebelly Keelback

> Rhabdophis chrysargos — Reptiles. The specklebelly keelback (Rhabdophis chrysargos) is a species of colubrid snake found in southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Rhabdophis chrysargos*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 539
- Wikidata: [Q3429014](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3429014)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28845](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28845)

## Names

- en: Specklebelly Keelback
- de: Gefleckte Wassernatter

## Countries with the most observations

ID (176), MY (168), TH (108), PH (20), VN (20), KH (6), MM (4)

## Summary

The specklebelly keelback (Rhabdophis chrysargos) is a species of colubrid snake found in southeast Asia.

Food: Lizards, small mammals and birds
Size: Up to 600 mm
Distribution: the Philippines (Palawan), Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali
Habitat: Various forest
Venom: Harmless

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

## Photo

![Specklebelly Keelback](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/specklebelly-keelback/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87373961

## Machine access

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