Oligodon cinereus (Günther)

Stuart Ko Sok Thy Neang, Bryan L., 2006, A Collection Of Amphibians And Reptiles From Hilly Eastern Cambodia, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54 (1), pp. 129-155 : 150

Oligodon cinereus (Günther)

Material examined. – Pichrada: FMNH 259201 , deciduous forest with grassy understory and bamboo, near 12°29'49"N 107°29'33"E, 700 m elev., 22 Jun.2000 .

Remarks. – A single juvenile agrees with Günther’s (1864) original description of a single specimen from Cambodia, and the expanded description by Wagner (1975), by having 17 longitudinal scale rows at mid-body, reducing to 15 posteriorly; eight supralabials, the fourth and fifth touching the eye; one preocular; two postoculars; 168 ventrals, with an obtuse keel along each side; 26 divided subcaudals; and a single anal scale.

In life the specimen was red above, with narrow light gray crossbars bordered with black.

The specimen was taken during the day (1100 hrs.) on a dirt road through bamboo.

Saint Girons (1972a) reported the species from Trapeang Chan, in central Cambodia.