Dasia olivacea (Gray, 1838)

Teynié, Alexandre, David, Patrick & Ohler, Annemarie, 2010, Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo, Zootaxa 2416, pp. 1-43 : 15-16

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.194395
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6197944
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087F8-FF9D-FF89-AADD-F882FC97FEBA
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Dasia olivacea (Gray, 1838)
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Treatment

Material examined. MNHN 2002.0427 (female; SVL 53.6 mm, TaL 86.0 mm), Bayur, Province of Sumatera Barat, elev. 480 m.

Taxonomic comments. We follow Inger & Brown (1980) and Manthey & Grossmann (1997). Distribution on Sumatra. Provinces of Aceh, Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, Jambi, Bengkulu, and Sumatera Selatan; also the islands of Nias and Simeulue ( De Rooij, 1915).

Biology. The specimen was observed at 1100 hours during a clear weather. The lizard was chasing a spider on the branches of a short tree on the shore of the lake. Without being disturbed by the human presence, the lizard eventually seized and swallowed the spider.