Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
Description
Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Sylhet Division, Moulvibazar District, Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, Srimangal-Bhanugach Road near Fulbari Tea Estate; 24°19.92′N, 091°47.88′E; 3Aug.2011;photovoucherZRC (IMG) 3.367.
Identification. Oreocryptophis porphyraceus is an unmistakable reddish-brown (one specimen) or tan (one specimen) snake with broad, dark-reddish crossbands lined with black, two thin, black dorsolateral stripes on the rear portion of the body, and a black postocular stripe on each side of the head split by a narrow, black line on the top of the head (Whitaker and Captain 2008).
Taxonomic notes. This species was reported by us for the first time from Bangladesh (Nature Quest 2012), but without any associated specimen record. Here we provide the first vouchered record, which is 110 km northwest of the nearest reported locality in Vensang, Mizoram (Harit 2016). This record, at 50 m above sea level, is the first time that O. porphyraceus has been found at an elevation below 1,000 m (Whitaker and Captain 2008; Harit 2016).
Habitat. This beautiful snake was found twice during the late monsoon, once in the roadkill survey and once in an opportunistic collection after it had been killed by a human. Both specimens were found in mature forest.
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- Journal article: 10.15560/16.5.1239 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/EE224E51FFC4FF81FFBCF75BA631FFC9 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- IMG
- Event date
- 2011-08-03
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Oreocryptophis
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Squamata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Scientific name authorship
- Cantor
- Species
- porphyraceus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Verbatim event date
- 2011-08-03
- Taxonomic concept label
- Oreocryptophis porphyraceus (Cantor, 1839) sec. Hakim, Trageser, Ghose, Rashid & Rahman, 2020
References
- Whitaker R, Captain A (2008) Snakes of India: the field guide. Draco Books, New Delhi, 400 pp.
- Nature Quest (2012) Rare sightings, Nature Quest 7. The Daily Star, Dhaka, 64 pp.
- Harit DN (2016) First report of distribution range extension of Oreocryptophis porphyraceus (Cantor, 1839) (Reptilia: Colubridae) in Mizoram, North East India. Environmental Conservation Journal 17 (3): 143 - 144. https: // doi. org / 10.36953 / ecj. 2016.17327