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Amphiesmoides

Amphiesmoides is a genus of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus contains the sole species Amphiesmoides ornaticeps. Commonly known as Werner's ornate snake or the white-eyed keelback, it is native to Southeast Asia.

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Amphiesmoides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Amphiesmoides
Malnate, 1961
Species:
A. ornaticeps
Binomial name
Amphiesmoides ornaticeps
(F. Werner, 1924)

Amphiesmoides is a genus of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus contains the sole species Amphiesmoides ornaticeps. Commonly known as Werner's ornate snake or the white-eyed keelback, it is native to Southeast Asia.

Geographic range

A. ornaticeps is found in China and Vietnam.12

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