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title: "Heller's Red-necked Keelback"
description: "Rhabdophis helleri — Gady. Rhabdophis helleri, also known commonly as Heller’s red-necked keelback, is a venomous species of keelback snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/heller-s-red-necked-keelback
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Heller's Red-necked Keelback

> Rhabdophis helleri — Gady. Rhabdophis helleri, also known commonly as Heller’s red-necked keelback, is a venomous species of keelback snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Rhabdophis helleri*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 1545
- Wikidata: [Q112388810](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112388810)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1337912](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1337912)

## Names

- en: Heller's Red-necked Keelback
- de: Heller-Rothals-Wassernatter

## Countries with the most observations

HK (904), CN (385), IN (88), VN (35), TH (30), BD (22), MM (16)

## Summary

Rhabdophis helleri, also known commonly as Heller’s red-necked keelback, is a venomous species of keelback snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to South Asia.

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

## Photo

![Heller's Red-necked Keelback](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/heller-s-red-necked-keelback/medium.jpg)

Photo: Roman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173395220

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/heller-s-red-necked-keelback?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).