Asian Vine Snake

conservation

Singapore conservation status. Least Concern. Conservation priority. Lowest. IUCN conservation status. Least Concern [2021].

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

discussion

Remarks. Ahaetulla prasina was first reported from Singapore as A. nasuta by Duméril et al. (1854 b) who noted it was collected during the voyage of the Astrolabe. Low (2019) discussed that specimen (MNHN-RA- 0.1220) was collected by Hombron and Jacquinot when they visited Singapore on 28 June 1839. Lim et al. (2019) determined that this specimen represents the second oldest vertebrate specimen from Singapore. Peters (1859) next reported A. prasina from Singapore from a specimen at ZMB collected by Jagor. Unlike other species, numerous specimens of A. prasina were collected early on and deposited in various museums like MNHN and ZMB above, MSNM (Jan 1863), the Raffles Museum (Dennys 1880 a; Blanford 1881), ZSI (Sclater 1891 a), and NHMUK (Boulenger 1896). Since early in history, A. prasina was considered very common (Flower 1896; Sworder 1923). Although A. prasina went unreported for 32 years (Table 2) between Buddle (1929) and Harman (1961), Cross (2020 n) recorded a few specimens in 1944 and 1945, and there are specimens at LKCNHM from 1933 and 1950, at CAS from 1937, and at FMNH from 1958. Unlike some other common species, A. prasina has been reported a great deal from Singapore

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

distribution

Singapore localities. Adam Park — Alexandra Woodlands — Bukit Panjang — Bukit Timah (not specified) — Bukit Timah Nature Reserve — Clementi Forest — Greenbank Park — Hillview — Holland Road — Hort Park — Jalan Lada Hitam — Kent Ridge Park — King Albert Park — Kranji Woodland — Lower Peirce Forest — Lower Peirce Reservoir Park — MacRitchie (not specified) — MacRitchie Reservoir — MacRitchie North Forest — Mandai Bird Park — Mandai Lake Road — Mandai Range Forest — Mandai Road — Nanyang Technological University Jurong Campus — National University of Singapore Kent Ridge Campus — Nee Soon Swamp Forest — Neo Tiew Crescent — Old Upper Thomson Road — Pang Sua Woodland — Pasir Panjang Hill — Pasir Ris Park Mangroves — Pulau Tekong — Pulau Ubin — Rainforest Park North — Sembcorp Marine Ltd. — Sentosa — Sime Road Forest — Singapore Botanic Gardens — Singapore Island Country Club — Singapore Zoo — Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve — Tyersall Forest — Telok Blangah Hill Park — Thomson Ridge Forest — Ulu Sembawang Forest — Upper Bukit Timah Road — Upper Seletar (not specified) — Upper Seletar North Forest — Upper Seletar Reservoir Park.

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

materials_examined

LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. Singapore (no locality): BMNH 1880.9. 10.4 (no date), BMNH 1880.9. 10.13 (no date), ZRC. 2.3652 (no date); Ayer Rajah [= NUS Kent Ridge]: ZRC. 2.3646 (06 - Feb- 1975), ZRC. 2.3660 (27 - Dec- 1975); Botanic Gardens: ZRC. 2.7057 (no date), ZRC. 2.3533 (Dec- 1996); Bukit Panjang: ZRC. 2.3666 (11 - Nov- 1922); Bukit Timah: ZRC. 2.4129 (19 - Aug- 1905), ZRC. 2.3665 (Nov- 1933); Greenbank Park: ZRC. 2.6086 (Jul- 2004); H. M. Naval Base [= SNB]: ZRC. 2.3657 (Jul- 1950); Holland Road: ZRC. 2.3370 (25 - May- 1992); Island Club Road [SICC]: ZRC. 2.6165 (05 - Oct- 2005); Jalan Lada Hitam: ZRC. 2.6955 (02 - Jan- 2012); Jurong Campus [NTU]: ZRC. 2.3661 (14 - Mar- 1981); Kent Ridge [NUS]: ZRC. 2.3647 (07 - Apr- 1973), ZRC. 2.3651 (31 - Mar- 1976), ZRC. 2.2256 (Dec- 1979), ZRC. 2.6482 (08 - Oct- 1997), ZRC. 2.5512 (2001), ZRC. 2.5853 (26 - Aug- 2003), ZRC. 2.6498 (14 - Sep- 2007); Kranji: ZRC. 2.3653 (19 - Dec- 1922); Mandai Road: ZRC. 2.4820 (15 - Apr- 1993); Pasir Panjang Hill: ZRC. 2.2514 (24 - Oct- 1989); Pulau Ubin: ZRC. 2.4121 (23 - Feb- 1921), ZRC. 2.4118, ZRC. 2.4145 (15 - Apr- 1921), ZRC. 2.4123, ZRC. 2.4143 (30 - Sep- 1921), ZRC. 2.5809 (May- 2003); Sele

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