Asthenodipsas jamilinaisi Quah, Grismer, Lim, Anuar & Imbun, 2019

Fukuyama, Ryobu, Fukuyama, Ibuki, Kurita, Takaki, Kojima, Yosuke, Hossman, Mohamad Yazid, Noda, Akihiro & Nishikawa, Kanto, 2021, New herpetofaunal records from Gunung Mulu National Park and its surrounding areas in Borneo, Herpetozoa 34, pp. 89-96 : 89

Asthenodipsas jamilinaisi Quah, Grismer, Lim, Anuar & Imbun, 2019 Fig. 4A

Specimens examined.

One specimen ( SRC 00866 ) was observed on the Summit Trail between Camps 2 and 3 (4°2.28'N, 114°53.16'E, ca. 1,280 m a.s.l.) in December .

Ecological notes.

The specimen was found on a shrub, approximately 60 cm above the ground, at 2023 h.

Distribution in Borneo.

This species has been recorded from the highlands of Sabah (Mt. Trusmadi and Mt. Kinabalu) ( Quah et al. 2019). Our observation is the first record from Sarawak and also the southernmost record to date.

Figures

Figure 4. Snakes with noteworthy distributional records from the Mulu area. A. Asthenodipsas jamilinaisi; B. Calamaria lumbricoidea; C. Hebius flavifrons, lying on shrub leaves near Camp 2; D. Lycodon albofuscus; E. Oligodon signatus; F. Opisthotropis typica.