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Xenochrophis trianguligerus (Boie, 1827)
| Family Name: | Colubridae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Reptile) |
| Common Name: | Triangle Keelback |
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Description
| Description | Head distinct from slender body, dorsal scales strongly keeled. Olive brown above, the sides reddish on the fore part. Along the sides, a seies of black blotches shaped like inverted triangles with a reddish or whitish spot in the upper part. Upper lip white with narrow black bands. Underside yellowish white with narrow black bands. |
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Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Ecological Notes | Found in mature forest, active day and night, along streams where it dwells on the ground or on shrubs and feeds on frogs. |
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| Habitats | Forest, Terrestrial |
| Distribution | Known only from the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, where it was last recorded in 1995. The species occurs in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra. |
| Nature Reserves | Central Catchment Nature Reserve |
Conservation
| Trends & Threats | Mainly habitat degradation. |
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| Scientific Interest & Potential Value | Not known. |
| Conservation Notes | Continued habitat protection and management of the Central Nature Reserves. |
Status
| Species Status | Native |
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| Conservation Status | Rare |
| Singapore Red Data Book Status | Critically Endangered (CR) [2008] |
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References
| References | Baker, N. & Lim, K. 2008. Wild animals of Singapore. Singapore: Draco Publishing and Distribution Pte Ltd. 180pp Davison, G.W.H., Ng, P.K.L. & Ho, H.C (Eds.). 2008. The Singapore Red Data Book (2nd Edition). Singapore: Nature Society (Singapore). 285pp Ng, P.K.L. & Wee, Y.C. (Eds.). 1994. The Singapore Red Data Book (1st Edition). Singapore: Nature Society (Singapore). 343pp |
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