page_title: Buff striped keelback
section_title: Morphs
hierarchical_section_title: Buff striped keelback / Anatomy and morphology / Morphs
caption_attribution_description: English: Note the beautiful vermillion interstices and the yellow underbelly
context_page_description: The buff striped keelback is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake found across Asia. It is the sole species of genus Amphiesma. It is a typically nonaggressive snake that feeds on frogs and toads. It belongs to the subfamily Natricinae, and is closely related to water snakes and grass snakes. It resembles an Asian version of the American garter snake. It is quite a common snake but is rarely seen.
context_section_description: There are two distinct colour varieties – a typical variety, found everywhere, with grayish-blue interscale colour. The second variety, erythrostictus, is common mainly in coastal areas and has bright vermillion interscale colour. The interscale colours become visible only when the snake puffs itself up when agitated.
caption: (Amphiesma stolatum) erythrostictus form, Ezhimala, Kerala, India. Note the beautiful vermillion interstices and the yellow underbelly
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