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Chequered Keelback

Fowlea piscator

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Kanha National Park
4 Verified records at Kanha National Park
🌅 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 →

Closest Relatives at Kanha National Park

Reddish Peninsular Cat Snake
LC

Reddish Peninsular Cat Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Boiga forsteni

20–30% · Possible
Indian Wolf Snake
LC

Indian Wolf Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Lycodon aulicus

20–30% · With luck
Buff Striped Keelback
LC

Buff Striped Keelback

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Amphiesma stolatum

Insufficient data
Loos Snake
LC

Loos Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Oligodon taeniolatus

Insufficient data
Dhaman
LC

Dhaman

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ptyas mucosa

Insufficient data
Common Bronzeback Tree Snake
LC

Common Bronzeback Tree Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Dendrelaphis tristis

Insufficient data
Banded Racer

Banded Racer

Reptile

Platyceps plinii

Insufficient data
Common Cat Snake
LC

Common Cat Snake

Reptile

Boiga trigonata

Insufficient data
Laudankia Vine Snake
LC

Laudankia Vine Snake

Reptile

Ahaetulla laudankia

Insufficient data
Barred Wolf Snake
LC

Barred Wolf Snake

Reptile

Lycodon striatus

Insufficient data
Black-headed snake
LC

Black-headed snake

Reptile

Sibynophis subpunctatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Chequered Keelback at Kanha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

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

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
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