Chequered Keelback

Chequered Keelback

Fowlea piscator

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
5 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The checkered keelback (Fowlea piscator), also known commonly as the Asiatic water snake, is a common species in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia. It is non-venomous. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Chequered Keelback sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
6 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
7 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
10 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
11 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
12 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
13 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
14 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chequered Keelback in Chitwan National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Chequered Keelback sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chequered Keelback in Chitwan National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Chequered Keelback in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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