Identification and a new record from Penang Island of the rare redbellied reed snake (Calamaria albiventer) (Gray, 1835) (Serpentes: Calamariinae)

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Language

English

Creator

Quah, E. S. H.
Lim, K. K. P.
Leong, E. H. H.
Shahrul Anuar, M.S.

Source Title

The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Publication date

2018/08/24

Publisher

Dept. of Zoology, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Page

486–493

Content Type

Journal Article

Object Type

Text

Terms of Use

Open Access

Access Status

Open

Repository

NUS Libraries

Start File Page

486

End File Page

493

Volume

66

Issue

2

Call Number

QL319 NMB

Subject

Snakes -- Singapore -- Classification
Snakes -- Singapore -- Identification

Keyword

Snakes
Squamata
Colubridae
historical
taxonomy
systematics
herpetofauna
taxonomic key

Abstract

Calamaria albiventer (Gray, 1835) is rediscovered at its type locality on Penang Hill on Penang Island, Malaysia after a six-decade absence of recorded sightings in the country. The species is known from only six locations in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Sumatra. A description of the new specimen is provided along with the first ever illustrations of the species in life and observations of its natural history. An updated taxonomic key to the Calamaria species of Peninsular Malaysia is included

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