SpeckleBelly Keelback

distribution

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (Map 34 B [p. 145]). — Balabac, Calamian Ids. (Busuanga, Culion), Palawan. GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES). — Indonesia (Anambas Archipelago, Bali, Flores, Java, Kalimantan, Mentawai Archipelago, Nias, Simeulue, Sumatra, Ternate, Borneo,), Laos, southern Burma (Myanmar), southern Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia, Pulau Tioman), China (Hainan, Hong Kong)

Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature

materials_examined

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S). — Java, Indonesia, suggested by Schlegel who states, “ ne m’ont pas permis d’hésiter à adopter les vues de M. M. Kuhl et Reinwardt qui ont découvert ces Tropidonotes à l’île Java ” (Schlegel. 1837 b: 312); further restricted to “ Mt. Megamendung, Westjava ” (fide Manthey and Grossmann, 1997: 387). Lectotype: RMNH 10426 (formerly RMNH 1051), designated by Iskandar and Colijin (2001: 104) (fide Wallach et al., 2014: 622).

Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature

discussion

Remarks. Rhabdophis chrysargos ranges from southern Myanmar east to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and China, and south to Peninsular Malaysia, East Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines (Wallach et al. 2014). Das (2010) first listed Singapore as part of the distribution for R. chrysargos, but we are unsure where he acquired the record from since there are no publications reporting it from Singapore. It may be possible that Das (2010) was referring to Girard’s (1858 b) “ Tropidonotus junceus ” specimen, which is a subjective synonym of Rhabdophis chrysargos (Wallach et al. 2014). The specimen catalogued as USNM 5541 has since been reidentified as X. trianguligerus. However, in reading Girard’s (1858 b) description and examining his illustration (Girard 1858 b) and the specimen (USNM 5541), we find the specimen is indeed H. petersii. LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. No specimens.

Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution

materials_examined

Additional Singapore museum specimens. No specimens. Family Elapidae H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 (2 species) Genus Hydrophis Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801 (2 species)

Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution