Lycodon albofuscus ( Dumeril , Bibron & Dumeril , 1854)

Syafiq, Muhamad Fatihah, Badli-Sham, Baizul Hafsyam, Grismer, Larry Lee & Ahmad, Amirrudin B., 2023, Uneven species occurrence and richness of lowland snakes (Serpentes, Squamata) in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia, with new locality records, ZooKeys 1168, pp. 11-39 : 11

Lycodon albofuscus ( Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854)

Natural history notes.

This species can be identified by its elongated, slender body; elongated, depressed head; blunt snout; dorsal body uniformly grey in color; pale ventrally; dorsal scale strongly keeled. An individual was found at night between (~ 2100 hr to 2300 hr), crossing the established trail adjacent to the secondary forest, near a fast-flowing stream.

Distribution.

This species was previously recorded from a few localities such as Pasoh Forest Reserve, Krau Wildlife Reserve, and Pulau Tioman ( MyBis 2021) and the species is now reported from Terengganu state for the first time.