Dryophiops rubescens (Gray, 1834)

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

Dryophiops rubescens (Gray, 1834)

Fig. 3C Brown Whip Snake

Natural history notes.

This species can be identified by its slender but laterally compressed body; head pale greyish brown dorsally with three distinct short brown stripes at the occipital region; thick dark brown stripe extending from snout, through the eye to the nape area; body greyish to brown dorsally with dark brown and cream spots. The species was found sleeping at (~ 2000 hr) on a twig of a dipterocarp tree (2 m height above ground) situated near the stream.

Distribution.

This species is widely distributed in Peninsular Malaysia ( MyBis 2021) but there is no record of occurrence of this species specifically from Terengganu state to our knowledge.

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.