Range Extension, New Records and Natural History Notes on Lepturophis albofuscus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) (Squamata: Colubridae) in Thailand

Michael Cota; Robert W. Mendyk; Tanya Chan-ard; Sunchai Makchai; Pratheep Meewattana

Authors

Michael Cota Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand
Robert W. Mendyk Center for Science Teaching and Learning, 1 Tanglewood Road, Rockville Centre, New York 11501 USA
Tanya Chan-ard Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand
Sunchai Makchai Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand, Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand
Pratheep Meewattana Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok 10300 Thailand

Keywords:

Lepturophis albofuscus, range extension, geographic distribution, new record, natural history

Abstract

During field surveys in 2010 and 2011, Lepturophis albofuscus was found in four localities, in Narathiwat, Satun, Songkhla and Surat Thani provinces, the species had been previously recorded in Thailand only from Nakhon Si Thammarat and Yala provinces. Localities in Thailand, geographic distribution, natural history and implications of these new localities are discussed.

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