About Fowlea melanzostus (Gravenhorst, 1807)
Fowlea melanzostus (Gravenhorst, 1807), also commonly called the Javan keelback water snake and Javanese keelback water snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. This species is endemic to Indonesia, specifically found in Java and Bali. It is a common species most frequently encountered in rice paddies, but also lives near lakes, rivers, streams, and marshes, and occurs in grassland. Fowlea melanzostus is oviparous.