Lycodon subcinctus H. Boie

Figueroa, Alex, Low, Martyn E. Y. & Lim, Kelvin K. P., 2023, Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution, Zootaxa 5287 (1), pp. 1-378 : 167-168

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Lycodon subcinctus H. Boie
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Lycodon subcinctus H. Boie View in CoL in F. Boie, 1827— Native.

Lycodon subcinctus H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827: 551. Lectotype: specimen described and illustrated in Russell (1801: 44, pl. 41), designated by Wallach et al. (2014: 404). Type locality: “ Java ”, Indonesia via lectotype designation.

Banded Wolf Snake

( Figure 19D View FIGURE 19 )

Singapore records.

Ophites subcinctus View in CoL —Peters,1859:269.— Dennys, 1880a:3.— Dennys, 1881b:3.—R.C.H. Teo& Rajathurai, 1997: 382 (Lower Peirce East Forest [LPF]).

Ophites subcinctus View in CoL var.— Blanford, 1881: 216, 222.

Lycodon subcinctus View in CoL —Sclater, 1891a: 16.— Boulenger, 1893: 359.— Flower, 1896: 881.— Hanitsch, 1898: 19.— Flower, 1899: 665.—Ridley, 1899: 207.— Boulenger, 1912: 133.— Hanitsch, 1912b: 16.— de Rooij, 1917: 108.—Sworder, 1923: 62.— Buddle, 1929: 17 (Sembawang Naval Base [= SML]).— de Haas, 1950: 551.—K. Lim & F. Lim, 1988b: 49 (Upper Peirce Reservoir Park).—K. Lim, 1988e: 63.—K.K.P. Lim & L.M. Chou, 1990: 54.—F.L.K. Lim, 1991: 63 (Nee Soon [NSSF]).—K.K.P. Lim & F.L.K. Lim, 1992: 145.—P.K.L. Ng & K.K.P. Lim, 1992: 260.—Wee, 1992: 74.—L.M. Chou et al., 1994: 105.—K.K.P. Lim, 1994b: 331.—K.P. Lim & F.L.K. Lim, 2002: 146.—N. Baker & K.P. Lim, 2008: 104, 161.—K.K.P. Lim et al., 2008: 164, 265 (Pulau Tekong).— Das, 2010: 284.—P.K.L. Ng et al., 2011: 273.—N. Baker & K.P. Lim, 2012: 104, 161.— Das, 2012a: 49.—D.J.J. Ng et al., 2013: 88 (Nee Soon Swamp Forest).—Wallach et al., 2014: 404.—M.-R. Low & Wei, 2014: 192 (Gangsa Track [GF]).—K.K.P. Lim et al., 2016: 184 (Pulau Tekong).—Tay, 2017: 154–155 (Upper Seletar Reservoir Park).— Das, 2018: 59.— Charlton, 2020: 180.—K.K.P. Lim, 2020: 2, 4 (Sime Road Internment Camp [= SICC]).—R. Tan et al., 2022 (Upper Seletar Reservoir Park).

Lycodon subcinctus subcinctus — David & Vogel, 1996: 98.—Daltry & W̧ster, 2002: 95.

Elaphe melanura — Cross, 2020f: 1, 2 (Sime Road Camp [= SICC]).

Lycodon sp. — Cross, 2020j: 1 (Sime Road Camp [= SICC]).— Cross, 2020l: 1 (Sime Road Camp [= SICC]).

Elaphe? melanura View in CoL — Cross, 2020n: 1, 7 (Sime Road Camp [= SICC]).

Remarks. Known from Singapore since Peters (1859) first examined a specimen at ZMB collected by Jagor, L. subcinctus has rarely been encountered in Singapore ( Baker & Lim 2012). Dennys (1880a) and Blanford (1881) reported a specimen at the Raffles Museum, Sclater (1891a) examined a specimen at ZSI collected by Gardiner, and Boulenger (1893) examined two specimens at NHMUK collected by Dennys and Blanford. After Flower (1896, 1899b) reported collecting two specimens, the latter one in December 1896, L. subcinctus was not reported again from Singapore until Buddle (1929) observed four specimens 43 years later at SNB ( Table 2 View TABLE 2 ), and then Cross (2020n) recorded a few specimens in 1944 and 1945 that he misidentified as C. flavolineatus or as Lycodon sp. ( Lim 2020) . Then, L. subcinctus went unreported for another 43 years until a dead specimen was found on 11 August 1988 at UPRR ( Lim 1988e). However, BPBM 7471 was collected on 18 October 1958 at Eng Neo Avenue Forest by Hendrickson. Since then, L. subcinctus has only been recorded five more times, in November 2006 at Pulau Tekong ( Lim et al. 2016), on 13 October 2011 at NSSF ( Fig. 19D View FIGURE 19 ) (Ng et al. 2013), on 8 July 2014 at GF ( Low & Wei 2014), on 20 October 2017 at USRP (Tay 2017), and the latest on 18 February 2022 at USRP (Tan et al. 2022).

Occurrence. Restricted to CNR and surrounding Nature Parks and forests, and PT. Rare.

Singapore conservation status. Critically Endangered.

Conservation priority. Highest.

IUCN conservation status. Least Concern [2012].

LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. Singapore (no locality) : BMNH 1880.9 .10.25 (no date) , BMNH 1882.11 .27.6 (no date) , BMNH 1897.2 .3.5 (no date); Upper Peirce Reservoir Road : ZRC.2.2335 (11- Aug-1988) .

Additional Singapore museum specimens. Singapore (no locality): NMI, ZMB; Eng Neo Avenue Forest: BPBM

Singapore localities. Eng Neo Avenue Forest—Gangsa Forest—Lower Peirce Forest—Nee Soon Swamp Forest— Pulau Tekong—Sembcorp Marine Ltd.*—Singapore Island Country Club—Upper Peirce Reservoir Park— Upper Peirce Reservoir Road—Upper Seletar Reservoir Park.

Genus Oligodon H. Boie in F. Boie in Fitzinger, 1826 (3 species)

Oligodon H. Boie View in CoL in F. Boie in Fitzinger, 1826: 29, 56 (type species: Coluber bitorquatus H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827, by monotypy; gender masculine).

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

ZRC

Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore

NMI

Bacteria collection of National Institute of Public Health, National Medicines Institute, Poland

ZMB

Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (Zoological Collections)

BPBM

Bishop Museum

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Lycodon

Loc

Lycodon subcinctus H. Boie

Figueroa, Alex, Low, Martyn E. Y. & Lim, Kelvin K. P. 2023
2023
Loc

Elaphe melanura

Cross, A. 2020: 1
2020
Loc

Lycodon sp.

Cross, A. 2020: 1
Cross, A. 2020: 1
2020
Loc

Elaphe? melanura

Cross, A. 2020: 1
2020
Loc

Lycodon subcinctus subcinctus

David, P. & Vogel, G. 1996: 98
1996
Loc

Lycodon subcinctus

Charlton, T. 2020: 180
Lim K. K. P. 2020: 2
Das, I. 2018: 59
Lim, K. K. P. & Chua, M. A. H. & Lim, N. T. - L. 2016: 184
Low, M. - R. & Wei, J. 2014: 192
Das, I. 2012: 49
Das, I. 2010: 284
Lim, K. P. & Lim, F. L. K. 2002: 146
Chou L. M. & Ng, P. K. L. & Lim, K. K. P. 1994: 105
Lim, K. K. P. 1994: 331
Lim, K. K. P. & Lim, F. L. K. 1992: 145
Lim, K. K. P. & Lim, F. L. K. 1992: 260
Lim, K. & Lim, F. 1988: 49
Lim, K. 1988: 63
de Haas, C. P. J. 1950: 551
Buddle, R. 1929: 17
de Rooij, N. 1917: 108
Boulenger, G. A. 1912: 133
Hanitsch, R. 1912: 16
Flower, S. S. 1899: 665
Hanitsch, R. 1898: 19
Flower, S. S. 1896: 881
Boulenger, G. A. 1893: 359
1893
Loc

Ophites subcinctus

Blanford, W. T. 1881: 216
1881
Loc

Ophites subcinctus

Dennys, N. B. 1881: 3
Dennys, N. B. 1880: 3
1880
Loc

Oligodon

Fitzinger, L. J. F. J. 1826: 29
1826
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