Maki's keelback

Maki's keelback (Hebius miyajimae) is a small snake up to 60 cm in total length.^[2] It inhabits low montane environments in the central and northern part of Taiwan; it is considered a forest specialist.^[1] It is endemic to Taiwan.^[1][2] There is also an unverified record from Hainan, China.^[3] Amphiesma miyajimae is threatened in parts of its range through habitat degradation and road kills.^[1]

Maki's keelback
Scalation of the holotype
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Hebius
Species:	H. miyajimae
Binomial name
Hebius miyajimae (Maki, 1931)
Synonyms
Natrix miyajimae Amphiesma miyajimae