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 Ptyas fusca ( Guenther , 1858) Fig. 3E White-bellied Rat Snake Natural history notes. This species can be identified by its olive-green body dorsally and white ventral surface; black stripes present at the sides of the posterior body and tail. The species was found sleeping on a twig (3 m height above the ground) during a rainy night at about 2100 hr. Distribution. This species was reported from Pahang and Johor ( MyBis 2021 ). In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, this species is reported to be widely distributed in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and southern Thailand, south of the Isthmus of Kra. As far as we know, this new record extends its distribution range further north in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia.