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title: "Tiger Keelback"
description: "Rhabdophis tigrinus — Répteis. Rhabdophis tigrinus, also known commonly as the tiger keelback, yamakagashi, or kkotbaem, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/tiger-keelback
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Tiger Keelback

> Rhabdophis tigrinus — Répteis. Rhabdophis tigrinus, also known commonly as the tiger keelback, yamakagashi, or kkotbaem, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Rhabdophis tigrinus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 935
- Wikidata: [Q1308639](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1308639)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28829](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28829)

## Names

- en: Tiger Keelback
- de: Tigernatter
- pl: Zaskroniec tygrysi

## Countries with the most observations

JP (870)

## Summary

Rhabdophis tigrinus, also known commonly as the tiger keelback, yamakagashi, or kkotbaem, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to East Asia and Southeast Asia. Many sources, though not ITIS, recognize one subspecies, Rhabdophis tigrinus formosanus of Taiwan.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: kamataryo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128217356

## Machine access

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