Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo Author Teynié, Alexandre Author David, Patrick Author Ohler, Annemarie text Zootaxa 2010 2416 1 43 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.194395 824e203a-cf97-42ec-a9cb-a0515b6a1437 1175-5326 194395 Calliophis bivirgatus flaviceps (Cantor, 1839) Material examined . MNHN 2002.0443 (male; SVL 722 mm , TaL 82 mm ), Monts Tigapulan, Province of Riau, elev. ca 150 m . Taxonomic comments . The genus Maticora Gray, 1835 ( Type species: Maticora lineata Gray, 1835 by monotypy) was synonymized with Calliophis Gray, 1835 ( Type species: Calliophis gracilis Gray, 1835 by monotypy) by Slowinski et al. (2001) . Three subspecies of Calliophis bivirgatus (Boie, 1827) are currently recognized of which only one occurs on Sumatra. Scalation: DSR 13-13-13, vertebral row not enlarged; VEN 276; SC 46. Distribution on Sumatra . Provinces of Aceh, Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, Riau, Jambi, Bengkulu, Sumatera Selatan, and Lampung; also the islands of Bangka and Nias, and Mentawai Archipelago and Riau Archipelago ( David & Vogel, 1996 ). Biology . The sole specimen of this superb species was collected at 2100 hours during a rainy night in November while it was quickly crossing a road in an open forest with a dense layer of tall grasses. This snake did not show any aggressivity when it was collected and tried to bite only in the last resort.