Oligodon purpurascens (Schlegel, 1837)

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

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1168.95833
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C575EFE1-3151-4AAC-8322-CCFE9664772C
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FDAF39D0-AF77-5547-8B9D-1768530DDA4F
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scientific name	Oligodon purpurascens (Schlegel, 1837)
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Natural history notes.

This species can be identified by its robust body; head dark purplish with brown ocular bars; dorsal body dark brown with faint blotches and irregular crossbands. The species was observed at night (~ 2200 hr) on the ground near a slow-flowing stream.

Distribution.

This species is widely distributed in Peninsular Malaysia ( MyBis 2021).