- English Common Name
- Pryer’s Keelback
- Scientific name
- Hebius pryeri
- Taxonomy
- Order: Squamata, Family: Colubridae
- Size
- 78 cm – 110 cm
- Species Distribution
- Okinawa and Amami Groups
- This species is found in mountain stream, wetland, and paddy field areas. Since its fangs are relatively short, they barely penetrate the skin of their prey. There are few reports on Pryer’s Keelback bites.
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- Updated December 2017
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