Uneven species occurrence and richness of lowland snakes (Serpentes, Squamata) in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia, with new locality records Author Syafiq, Muhamad Fatihah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1185-3653 Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia Author Badli-Sham, Baizul Hafsyam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2106-3361 Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia Author Grismer, Larry Lee https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8422-3698 Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Biology, La Sierra University, Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, California 92505, USA Author Ahmad, Amirrudin B. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7775-1289 Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia amirrudin@umt.edu.my text ZooKeys 2023 2023-06-26 1168 11 39 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1168.95833 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1168.95833 1313-2970-1168-11 C575EFE131514AAC8322CCFE9664772C DAD1F4FF41CB5733AE85E7CE625A33BC Oligodon purpurascens (Schlegel, 1837) 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 ).