Rhabdops aquaticus

Rhabdops aquaticus, also known as the water rhabdops and aquatic rhabdops, is a nonvenomous aquatic species of snake.^[1][2][3] It is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern Maharashtra, northern Karnataka, and Goa states, India.^[1] It has an off-white belly and black spots on its olive brown skin; juveniles are olive green, with yellow undersides.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Rhabdops aquaticus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Rhabdops
Species:	R. aquaticus
Binomial name
Rhabdops aquaticus Giri, Deepak, Captain, and Gower, 2017