Arch-lipped Keelback

Keelbacks & Mock Vipers

Amphiesma arquus

Basic stats

Venom

Non-venomous

Diet

Frogs, small fish

Habitat

Montane forest streams

Range

Borneo (highlands, e.g. Kinabalu and the Crocker Range)

Clutch size

6–12 eggs (typical for keelbacks)

Incubation period

About 60–80 days (typical for keelbacks)

Size

Medium (up to 70cm)

Weight

~50–100g

A keelback of Borneo's mountains, found around forest streams at higher elevation than most of its lowland relatives.

Feeds on frogs and small fish, harmless and rarely seen far from water.

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