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Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo), Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia; Sarawak)
Type locality: Sarawak river.
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Xenelaphis ellipsifer

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Xenelaphis ellipsifer, the ornate brown snake,[3] or ocellated brown snake,[4] is a large species of snake, up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) long,[5] which is found in Malaysia and Indonesia.[1] It has a rounded snout, its head is distinct from its neck,[5] and it has protruding large round eyes.[3] The top of the snake (the dorsum) is orange-red in color, and along the sides of its body are large black-edged squarish brown blotches separated by cream colored spaces.[5] It has a yellow upper lip.[6] X. ellipsifer is an aquatic species, found in forests at 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft) above sea level.[5]

The first description of this snake was published in 1900 by George Albert Boulenger, who found a single specimen in a fish trap above the Sarawak River in Malaysia.[3] This snake became the type specimen of the species, and is held at the British Museum in London.[3] Although this is a rare snake which has been described in few published reports, it is classified on the IUCN Red List as a species of least concern, since it is widely distributed in protected areas, and is therefore not under threat.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ocellated Brown Snake - Xenelaphis ellipsifer - Details". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  2. ^ Boulenger, G. A. (21 August 2009). "Descriptions of new Reptiles and Batrachians from Borneo". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 69 (2): 182–187. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1890.tb01716.x.
  3. ^ a b c d Auliya, Mark; Shepherd, Chris R. (2009). "New data on the poorly known snake, Xenelaphis ellipsifer Boulenger 1900 (Squamata: Colubridae)" (PDF). Hamadryad. Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust. 34 (1): 168–171.
  4. ^ "Xenelaphis ellipsifer". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  5. ^ a b c d Das, Indraneil (2015). "Ornate brown snake Xenelaphis ellipsifer". A Field Guide To The Reptiles Of South-East Asia. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-4729-2057-7.
  6. ^ de Rooij, Nelly (1917). "Xenelaphis ellipsifer Boulenger". The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. II Ophidia. Leiden: E.J. Brill. p. 95.
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Xenelaphis ellipsifer: Brief Summary

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Xenelaphis ellipsifer, the ornate brown snake, or ocellated brown snake, is a large species of snake, up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) long, which is found in Malaysia and Indonesia. It has a rounded snout, its head is distinct from its neck, and it has protruding large round eyes. The top of the snake (the dorsum) is orange-red in color, and along the sides of its body are large black-edged squarish brown blotches separated by cream colored spaces. It has a yellow upper lip. X. ellipsifer is an aquatic species, found in forests at 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft) above sea level.

The first description of this snake was published in 1900 by George Albert Boulenger, who found a single specimen in a fish trap above the Sarawak River in Malaysia. This snake became the type specimen of the species, and is held at the British Museum in London. Although this is a rare snake which has been described in few published reports, it is classified on the IUCN Red List as a species of least concern, since it is widely distributed in protected areas, and is therefore not under threat.

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