Lycodon effraenis Cantor, 1847

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 effraenis Cantor, 1847

Natural history notes.

This species can be identified by its slender body, head dark brown with white stripes extending from snout, passing through the eye and ending before the nape; dorsal body dark brown with white irregularly shaped crossbands. The species was found sleeping on the tree vines (2 m height above ground) situated near a slow-flowing rocky stream.

Distribution.

The species has been reported from the states of Kelantan, Johor, and Pahang ( MyBis 2021). To our knowledge, this species has not been recorded in Terengganu, which located in between Kelantan to the north and Pahang to the south on the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia. Hence this finding confirmed the presence of this species in Terengganu state.