Sibynophis melanocephalus melanocephalus (Gray, 1835)
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.194395 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6198022 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087F8-FF85-FF90-AADD-FB28FEB2F91C |
treatment provided by |
Plazi |
scientific name |
Sibynophis melanocephalus melanocephalus (Gray, 1835) |
status |
|
Sibynophis melanocephalus melanocephalus (Gray, 1835) *
Material examined. MNHN 2002.0441 (female; SVL 322 mm, TaL 147 mm), about 30 km west of Pundung Lamanggang, Province of Jambi, elev. 420 m.
Taxonomic comments. This specimen is typical for the species as described in Morgan (1973); see also David & Vogel (1996).
Scalation: MSR 17; Ven 147; Sc> 70; anal paired; SL 9/9 (SL 4–5 entering orbit); Tem 1+2/1+2. Maxillary teeth 42, subequal.
Distribution on Sumatra. Provinces of Jambi (first record in this work), Sumatera Barat, Bengkulu, and Sumatera Selatan; also the islands of Bangka, Belitung, and Nias, and Riau Archipelago ( David & Vogel, 1996).
Biology. This specimen was picked on a road crossing a tract of relatively dry, rocky open forest in a rugged area.
MNHN |
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
Kingdom |
|
Phylum |
|
Class |
|
Order |
|
Family |
|
Genus |