Triangle Keelback
Xenochrophis trianguligerus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusXenochrophis
- SpeciesXenochrophis trianguligerus (Triangle Keelback)
The triangle keelback (Xenochrophis trianguligerus) is a species of snake found in Brunei Darussalam, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, India (Nicobar Islands; Arunachal Pradesh (Deban - Changlang district)), Indonesia (Nias, Mentawai, Sumatra, Laos, Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia), Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The type locality is Java. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Triangle Keelback sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Schmidt's Reed Snake
Calamaria schmidti
Lined Reed Snake
Calamaria griswoldi
Sarawak Keelback
Hebius sarawacensis
Gold-ringed Cat Snake
Boiga dendrophila
Dark-headed Sabah Groundsnake
Stegonotus caligocephalus
Gray Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
Brown Rat Snake
Ptyas fusca
Sabah Keelback
Hebius flavifrons
Elegant Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis formosus
White-collared Reed Snake
Pseudorabdion albonuchalis
White-spotted Cat Snake
Boiga drapiezii
Jasper Cat Snake
Boiga jaspidea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Triangle Keelback in Kinabalu Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Triangle Keelback sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Triangle Keelback in Kinabalu Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Triangle Keelback in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.