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Malayan smooth snake

Liopeltis tricolor

(Hermann Schlegel, 1837)

In Thai: งูสายทองมลายู

Liopeltis tricolor, commonly known as the Malayan ringneck or tricoloured ringneck , is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Serpentes
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Liopeltis
Species
Liopeltis tricolor

Common names

  • German: Dreifarbige Halsbandnatter
  • English:
    • Malayan smooth snake
    • Three-coloured ringneck
    • Malayan ringneck
  • Thai: งูสายทองมลายู

Synonyms

  • Liopeltis tricolor, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
  • Liopeltis tricolor, Nguyen Van Sang et al. (2009)
  • Liopeltis tricolor, Merel J. Cox et al. (1998)
  • Liopeltis tricolor, Ulrich Manthey & Wolfgang Grossmann (1997)
  • Liopeltis tricolor, John Roscoe Hendrickson (1966)
  • Ablabes tricolor, Theodorus Willem van Lidth de Jeude (1922)
  • Gongylosoma tricolor, G. Hope Sworder (1922)
  • Ablabes tricolor, George Albert Boulenger (1890)
  • Cyclophis tricolor, Ferdinand Stoliczka (1873)
  • Phragmitophis tricolor, Albert Charles Lewis Günther (1862)

Photos

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Liopeltis tricolor - Khao Sok National Park

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Liopeltis tricolor - Khao Sok National Park
Liopeltis tricolor - Khao Sok National Park

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Liopeltis tricolor - Khao Sok National Park

Range Map

Distribution map of Malayan smooth snake, Liopeltis tricolor in Thailand
  • Huai Yot District, Trang
  • Kaeng Krachan National Park
  • Khao Sok National Park
Range map of Liopeltis tricolor in Thailand