Bungarus candidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Syafiq, Muhamad Fatihah, Badli-Sham, Baizul Hafsyam, Grismer, Larry Lee & Ahmad, Amirrudin B., 2023, Uneven species occurrence and richness of lowland snakes (Serpentes, Squamata) in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia, with new locality records, ZooKeys 1168, pp. 11-39 : 11

Bungarus candidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Fig. 3A Blue Krait Snake

Natural history notes.

This species can be identified by its cylindrical body with enlarged vertebral scale row; head not distinct from neck; head black dorsally and connected with the first body marking forming chevron shape; body with black crossbands with white interspaces; chin, neck, and ventral of the body white. Most individuals were frequently found during the rainy period (October to March), either crossing roads or foraging near the slow-flowing stream.

Distribution.

This species is known from a few localities from the states of Kedah, Kelantan, and Johor ( Grismer and Pan 2008; Muin et al. 2017; Ayob et al. 2020).

Figures

Figure 3. The new records of snakes for Terengganu recorded in SLF A Bungarus candidus B Dendrelaphis haasi C Dryophiops rubescens D Oligodon signatus E Ptyas fusca F Argyrophis muelleri.