Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider, 1801)

Fukuyama, Ryobu, Fukuyama, Ibuki, Kurita, Takaki, Kojima, Yosuke, Hossman, Mohamad Yazid, Noda, Akihiro & Nishikawa, Kanto, 2021, New herpetofaunal records from Gunung Mulu National Park and its surrounding areas in Borneo, Herpetozoa 34, pp. 89-96 : 89

Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider, 1801) Fig. 5B

Specimens examined.

Two specimens ( SRC 00588 and 00595) were collected from Jalan Mulu Utama (4°2.11'N, 114°48.13'E and 4°2.38'N, 114°48.32'E, respectively), at approximately 20 m a.s.l., in August .

Ecological notes.

The first specimen was found dead beside the road at 2228 h. The second specimen was found slowly crawling beside the road at 0227 h.

Distribution in Borneo.

This species has been recorded from the lowlands of Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, and Kalimantan ( Stuebing et al. 2014).

Remarks.

Although B. fasciatus was not listed on the checklist of Das et al. (2017), unconfirmed records were verbally described by local people ( Das et al. 2008).

Figures

Figure 5. Newly recorded snakes and turtle from the Mulu area. A. Oreocalamus hanitschi; B. Bungarus fasciatus; C. Garthius chaseni found on the Pinnacle Trail; D. Notochelys platynota found on the bottom of a small river near the HQ.