Dendrelaphis haasi Van Rooijen & Vogel, 2008

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

Dendrelaphis haasi Van Rooijen & Vogel, 2008

Fig. 3B Haas’ Bronzeback Snake

Natural history notes.

This species can be identified by its slender body; head orangish to pale brown color dorsally; narrow postocular stripe covering less than half of the temporal region, with some black spots at the lower temporal region; and dull ventrolateral stripe. The species was found ~ 1100 hr sleeping on a twig and leaf of an ornamental tree (0.5 m high above the ground) in the plant nursery situated adjacent to the secondary forest.

Distribution.

van Rooijen and Vogel (2008) stated that this species is widely distributed in Peninsular Malaysia, but Pulau Tioman was the only locality mentioned in their article. Since then, no subsequent article has reported the occurrence of this species in any other locality. This study reports the first locality record of this species in Peninsular Malaysia, specifically in the state of Terengganu.

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.