Oligodon ocellatus (Morice)

Stuart Ko Sok Thy Neang, Bryan L., 2006, A Collection Of Amphibians And Reptiles From Hilly Eastern Cambodia, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54 (1), pp. 129-155 : 150-151

Oligodon ocellatus (Morice)

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Material examined. – Ta Veng: FMNH 263011 , hilly evergreen forest mixed with bamboo, 14°11'38.4"N 107°17'21.9"E, 200 m elev., 22 Nov.2003 .

Remarks. – A single female agrees with Saint Girons’ (1972b) expanded description of Morice’s type specimens from Tay-Ninh, southern Vietnam by having 19 longitudinal scale rows at mid-body, reducing to 15 posteriorly; eight supralabials, the fourth and fifth touching the eye; two preoculars; and two postoculars. Saint Girons (1972b) reported two Tay-Ninh females to have 161-165 ventrals and 27-29 subcaudals, but the Cambodian female has 173 ventrals and 32 subcaudals. In life, the specimen was orange above, with dark orange head markings edged in black; 11 dark orange dorsal body blotches, edged in black, the last above the vent, each separated by three narrow black crossbars; chin and anterior 2/3 of ventrals yellowish-ivory; posterior 1/3 of ventrals salmon-pink; and subcaudals white.

The specimen was collected during the day (1400 hrs.) in a cavity in the trunk of a 35 cm diameter at breast height tree 30 cm above the ground.

Saint Girons (1972a) reported the species from Kirirom, in southwestern Cambodia.

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Fig. 16. Female Oligodon ocellatus (FMNH 263011) from Virachey National Park, Ta Veng District, Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia.