Lipinia vittigera (Boulenger)

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 : 147

Lipinia vittigera (Boulenger)

Material examined. – Ta Veng: FMNH 262975 , 262984 , disturbed evergreen forest mixed with bamboo near soldier outpost, 14°09'07.7"N 107°15'33.3"E, 130 m elev., 23 Nov.2003 ; FMNH 262986 , hilly evergreen forest mixed with bamboo, O Lopeung Stream, 14°11'16.3"N 107°17'36.1"E, 160 m elev., 19 Nov.2003 .

Remarks. – These have an acutely pointed snout nearly twice the diameter of the eye; three distinct light-coloured (yellowish in life) longitudinal stripes across the back consisting of a vertebral stripe from the snout tip to tail and a dorsolateral stripe from above the eye to tail, each flanked by a black stripe; and a weak, light-coloured lateral stripe. In life the tail was bright orange. One is a juvenile (FMNH 262975, SVL 25.7) and two are larger and probably adults (FMNH 262984, SVL 37.5 and FMNH 262986, SVL 33.2).

FMNH 262986 was taken during the day (1600 hrs.) on the trunk of a 15 cm diameter at breast height tree 70 cm above ground, 8 m from a large stream.

This is the first report of the species from Cambodia.