Rhabdophis tigrinus

Rhabdophis tigrinus, also known commonly as the tiger keelback, kkotbaem, or yamakagashi, 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.

Rhabdophis tigrinus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Rhabdophis
Species:
R. tigrinus
Binomial name
Rhabdophis tigrinus
(H. Boie, 1826)
Range of R. tigrinus
Synonyms
  • Tropidonotus tigrinus
    H. Boie, 1826
  • Amphiesma tigrinum
    — A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
    A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • Tropidonotus lateralis
    Berthold, 1859
  • Amphiesma tigrinum
    — Hallowell, 1860
  • Tropidonotus orientalis
    Günther, 1862
  • Tropidonotus tigrinus
    — Günther, 1888
  • Tropidonotus tigrinus
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Tropidonotus tigrinus
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Natrix tigrina
    — Stejneger, 1907
  • Natrix tigrina lateralis
    — Stejneger, 1907
  • Natrix tigrina formosana
    Maki, 1931
  • Natrix tigrina lateralis
    — Glass, 1946
  • Natrix tigrina
    — Alexander & Diener, 1958
  • Rhabdophis tigrina
    — Malnate, 1960
  • Rhabdophis tigrina lateralis
    — Zhao & Jiang, 1986
  • Rhabdophis tigrinus formosanus
    — Ota & Mori, 1985
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