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
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ZooKeys
2023
2023-06-26
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1168.95833
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1168.95833
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Argyrophis muelleri (Schlegel, 1839)
Fig. 3F
Mueller's
Blind Snake
Natural history notes.
This species can be identified by its cylindrical body; head black dorsally; head indistinct from the neck; vestigial eyes; black dorsum; white ventrally; tail with sharp, terminal spine. The species was found foraging at night around 2200 hr in a man-made drain.
Distribution.
This species was reported from Perak, Pahang, and Johor (
MyBis 2021
). Despite being a widely distributed species, this species has never been reported from the state of Terengganu, and the distribution in Peninsular Malaysia is now extended to the northeastern part with a new record.