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Rhabdophis chrysargoides
Speckle-bellied keelback is believed to be restricted to Java. In fact, this year alone I spot the species in Sulawesi in two different places (300 km apart). One in a remote, reparian jungle of Gorontalo and this one was spot in an urban area of Manado. It is a beautifully decorated juvenile.
Mixed plantation in an urban area.
Rhabdophis chrysargoides is also called Günther's Keelback and has been suggested to be named Javan keelback. The gorontalo spotting is found here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/310...
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