Chequered Keelback
Fowlea piscator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusFowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)
- SpeciesFowlea piscator (Chequered Keelback)
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 Nagarhole National Park
Travancore Wolf Snake
Lycodon travancoricus
Buff Striped Keelback
Amphiesma stolatum
Dhaman
Ptyas mucosa
Collared Cat Snake
Boiga nuchalis
Trinket Snake
Coelognathus helena
Common Bronzeback Tree Snake
Dendrelaphis tristis
Wynad Keelback
Hebius monticola
Malabar Brown Kukri Snake
Oligodon affinis
Loos Snake
Oligodon taeniolatus
Green Keelback
Rhabdophis plumbicolor
Olive Trapezoid Snake
Rhabdops olivaceus
Sahyadri Hills Whipsnake
Ahaetulla sahyadrensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Chequered Keelback at Nagarhole National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 13 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India |