Fowlea is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Asia.
Species The following species are recognized as being valid.. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Fowlea asperrima – Boulenger's keelback Fowlea flavipunctata – yellow-spotted keelback Fowlea melanzosta – Javan keelback water snake Fowlea piscator – checkered keelback Fowlea punctulata – Spotted keelback water snake Fowlea sanctijohannis – St. John's keelback Fowlea schnurrenbergeri – bar-necked keelback Fowlea unicolor – Tikiri keelback Fowlea yunnanensis – Yunnan olive keelback
Some snakes of this genus, such as Boulenger's keelback and the checkered keelback, were moved from the genus Xenochrophis.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Fowlea.
References
Further reading Theobald W (1868). "Catalogue of the Reptiles of British Birma [sic], embracing the Provinces of Pegu, Martaban, and Tenasserim; with descriptions of new or little-known species". Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology. (London) 10: 4–67. (Fowlea, new genus, p. 48).