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title: "Xenochrophis piscator"
description: "Fowlea piscator — Rettili. The checkered keelback (Fowlea piscator), also known commonly as the Asiatic water snake, is a common species in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/chequered-keelback
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Xenochrophis piscator

> Fowlea piscator — Rettili. The checkered keelback (Fowlea piscator), also known commonly as the Asiatic water snake, is a common species in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Fowlea piscator*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 4309
- Wikidata: [Q2717987](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2717987)
- iNaturalist taxon: [966799](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/966799)

## Names

- en: Chequered Keelback
- de: Fischernatter
- es: Keelback de Cuadros
- fr: Xenochrophis piscator
- it: Xenochrophis piscator
- nl: Xenochrophis piscator
- pt: Xenochrophis piscator
- pl: Xenochrophis piscator

## Countries with the most observations

IN (3652), TH (172), BD (112), NP (31), MM (28), PK (11), CN (9), LA (7)

## Summary

The checkered keelback (Fowlea piscator), also known commonly as the Asiatic water snake, is a common species in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia. It is non-venomous.

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

## Photo

![Xenochrophis piscator](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chequered-keelback/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Karthick · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228290900

## Machine access

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