Elapidae

Pham, Anh Van, Nguyen, Truong Quang, Pham, Cuong The, Sung, Nenh Ba, Le, Minh Duc, Nguyen, Tao Thien & Ziegler, Thomas, 2022, The herpetofauna of Xuan Nha Nature Reserve, Vietnam, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 323) 16 (2), pp. 215-236 : 232

Elapidae

Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider, 1801) ( Fig. 7B ): An individual was observed at night near the ground by a stream at the forest edge.

Bungarus wanghaotingi Pope, 1928 ( Fig. 7C ): An individual was observed near a stream and another individual was observed in a rice field.The surrounding habitat was secondary forest. Previous records of B. multicinctus in Xuan Nha NR by Nguyen et al. (2010) and in Vietnam by Nguyen et al. (2009) should be reidentified as Bungarus wanghaotingi after Chen et al. (2021).

Naja atra Cantor, 1842 ( Fig. 7D ): An individual was observed in the afternoon on the ground, in a bamboo bush near Road 102. The surrounding habitat was the secondary forest.

Sinomicrurus macclellandi (Reinhardt, 1844) ( Fig. 7E ): A road-killed specimen was found in the morning on Highway 6. The surrounding habitat was evergreen forest.

Figures

Fig. 7. Snake and turtle species recorded in Xuan Nha Nature Reserve, Vietnam: (A) Ptyas korros, (B) Bungarus fasciatus, (C) Bungarus wanghaotingi, (D) Naja atra, (E) Sinomicrurus macclellandi, (F) Psammodynastes pulverulentus, (G) Hebius chapaensis, (H) Rhabdophis nigrocinctus, (I) Rhabdophis helleri, (J) Trimerodytes percarinatus, (K) Pareas hamptoni, (L) Ovophis monticola, (M) Trimeresurus albolabris, (N) Platysternon megacephalum, and (O) Manouria impressa.