Peters' Keelback

discussion

Remarks. Known only from 15 specimens from throughout its range (Tweedie 1983; David & Vogel 1996; Stuebing et al. 2014), there are only four specimens of H. petersii from Singapore (two newly identified here) and three (or possibly four) from Peninsular Malaysia. One of the Malaysian specimens is from Negeri Sembilan (Smedley 1931 b), another which was misidentified as Xenochrophis maculatus in Smedley (1931 b) is from Pahang (Tweedie 1950), and the third (ZRC 2.3954) is from Sungei Buloh, Subang Forest Reserve (Lim 1964; David & Vogel 2010). A possible fourth specimen, BPBM 40779 collected by Hendrickson with the locality “ Malaya ”, has never been reported and is likely from Peninsular Malaysia. Unfortunately, we were unable to examine this specimen and verify its identity. Three of the four Singapore records were also misidentified. The first reported record of H. petersii from Singapore comes from Tweedie (1950) who highlighted that specimen three of de Haas (1949), identified as X. trianguligerus, is H. petersii. This specimen contains no date or locality data (Tweedie 1950). As mentioned above, we reidentified two museum specimens as H. petersii. The first is USNM 5541 colle

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

materials_examined

Singapore conservation status. Not Evaluated. Conservation priority. Immediate priority, if rediscovered. IUCN conservation status. Least Concern [2016]. LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. Singapore (no locality): ZRC. 2.4041 (no date); Royal Army Service Corps School [Nee Soon Camp]: ZRC. 2.4033 (06 - Aug- 1960). Additional Singapore museum specimens. Singapore (no locality): CAS, USNM. Singapore localities. Sembawang Naval Base *.

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