Tropidolaemus wagleri ( Boie, 1827 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.3.791 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E82187EC-D748-9D51-FC96-F874154055E4 |
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Marcus |
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Tropidolaemus wagleri ( Boie, 1827 ) |
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Tropidolaemus wagleri ( Boie, 1827)
Figure 6G
Materials examined. MALAYSIA – Kedah • Batu Hampar Recreational Forest ; 05.1966°N, 100.5827°E; 40 m a.s.l.; 22.IX.2018; Evan S. H. Quah, Hong Zijia obs.; 1 ♀, USMHC 2474 GoogleMaps • same locality; 24.IX.2018; Evan S. H. Quah, Hong Zijia obs.; 1 ♂ GoogleMaps • same locality; 8.X.2018; Evan S. H. Quah, Hong Zijia obs.; 3 ♀ GoogleMaps • same locality; 19.X.2018, 27.X.2018; Evan S. H. Quah, Hong Zijia obs.; 1 ♀ GoogleMaps .
Identification and natural history. All individuals matched Das’s (2015) and Grismer’s (2011a) diagnosis in having a triangular head that is distinct from neck; black dorsum with yellow cross bars, head and body scattered with yellow spots in females. Males are smaller and green with white and red spots. One adult female was spotted coiled on a tree in the morning on 22 September 2018 and tail clipping was taken ( USMHC 2474). A male was spotted on a tree 10 m off the ground beside the dam at night on 24 September 2018. Another three adult females were spotted coiled on vegetation and trees along trail at night on 8 October 2018. An adult female was spotted coiled on the same tree along the trail at night on 19 October and 27 November 2018.
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