Rhabdophis chrysargos (Schlegel, 1837)

Speckle-bellied Keelback Snake

Tropidonotus chrysargos Schlegel, 1837b:312, pl. 12, figs, 6–7.

Natrix chrysarga, Taylor, 12922a:87, pl. 4, fig. 5.

Rhabdophis chrysargos, Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:622 .

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Java, Indonesia, suggested by Schlegel who states, “ne m’ont pas permis d’hésiter à adopter les vues de M.M. Kuhl et Reinwardt qui ont découvert ces Tropidonotes à l’île Java” (Schlegel. 1837b:312); further restricted to “Mt. Megamendung, Westjava” (fide Manthey and Grossmann, 1997:387). Lectotype: RMNH 10426 (formerly RMNH 1051), designated by Iskandar and Colijin (2001:104) (fide Wallach et al., 2014:622).

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (Map 34B [p. 145]).— Balabac, Calamian Ids. (Busuanga, Culion), Palawan.

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES).— Indonesia (Anambas Archipelago, Bali, Flores, Java, Kalimantan, Mentawai Archipelago, Nias, Simeulue, Sumatra, Ternate, Borneo,), Laos, southern Burma (Myanmar), southern Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia, Pulau Tioman), China (Hainan, Hong Kong)

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Least Concern [2016] ver. 3.1.