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Species of Thailand

Malayan mountain reed snake

Macrocalamus lateralis

Albert Charles Lewis Günther, 1864

In Thai: งูพงอ้อมลายู, ngu pong ao Malayu

Macrocalamus lateralis, the side-blotched reed snake, Malayan mountain reed snake, or striped reed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Serpentes
Family
Calamariidae
Genus
Macrocalamus
Species
Macrocalamus lateralis

Common names

  • German: Gestreifte Riednatter
  • English:
    • Malayan mountain reed snake
    • Striped reed snake
  • Thai: งูพงอ้อมลายู, ngu pong ao Malayu

Synonyms

  • Macrocalamus lateralis, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
  • Macrocalamus lateralis, Patrick David & Gernot Vogel (1999)
  • Macrocalamus lateralis, Merel J. Cox et al. (1998)
  • Macrocalamus lateralis, Ulrich Manthey & Wolfgang Grossmann (1997)
  • Macrocalamus lateralis, Kelvin Kok Peng Lim (1963)
  • Macrocalamus lateralis, Norman Smedley (1931)
  • Macrocalamus lateralis, Albert Charles Lewis Günther (1864)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Photos

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Range Map

Distribution map of Malayan mountain reed snake, Macrocalamus lateralis in Thailand
  • Chanae District, Narathiwat
  • Khao Luang National Park
  • Khao Nan National Park
  • Waeng District, Narathiwat
Range map of Macrocalamus lateralis in Thailand