Opisthotropis typica (Mocquard, 1890)

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

Opisthotropis typica (Mocquard, 1890) Fig. 4F

Specimen examined.

One specimen (SRC 00660) was found near Camp 2 (4°2.52'N, 114°52.30'E, ca. 520 m a.s.l.) in August.

Ecological notes.

The specimen was slowly swimming in a pool area of a stream (ca. 40 cm depth) at 2435 h.

Distribution in Borneo.

This species has been recorded in lowland areas, from 50 to 900 m a.s.l., of Sarawak, Brunei, eastern and western Sabah, and Central Kalimantan ( Stuebing and Inger 1998; Stuebing et al. 2014). Our observation is the second record from GMNP.

Remarks.

Opisthotropis typica was recorded from GMNP by Mori (1993), but not listed on the checklist of Das et al. (2017).

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.