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Black-headed collared snake

Sibynophis melanocephalus

(John Edward Gray, 1835)

In Thai: งูคอขวั้นหัวดำ, ngu khor khuan hua damm

Sibynophis melanocephalus, commonly known as the black-headed collared snake or Malayan many-toothed snake, is a nonvenomous species of colubrid snake found in Thailand,

Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Subphylum
Vertebrata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Serpentes
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Sibynophis
Species
Sibynophis melanocephalus

Common names

  • German: Schwarzkopf-Vielzahnnatter
  • English:
    • Black-headed collared snake
    • Malayan many-tooth snake
    • Malayan blackhead
    • White-lipped black-headed snake
  • Thai: งูคอขวั้นหัวดำ, ngu khor khuan hua damm

Subspecies

  • Sibynophis melanocephalus insularis, Robert Mertens, 1927

  • Sibynophis melanocephalus melanocephalus, John Edward Gray in George Robert Gray & Thomas Hardwicke, 1835

Synonyms

  • Sibynophis melanochepalus (in error),  NURDIN & SETYAWATININGSIH (2023)
  • Sibynophis melanocephalus, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
  • Sibynophis cf. melanocephalus, Johan van Rooijen & Rooijen (2006)
  • Sibynophis melanocephalus melanocephalus, Rudolf Malkmus et al. (2002)
  • Sibynophis melanocephalus, Merel J. Cox et al. (1998)
  • Sibynophis melanocephalus, Ulrich Manthey & Wolfgang Grossmann (1997)
  • Sibynophis melanocephalus insularis, Maren Gaulke (1993)
  • Sibynophis melanocephalus, Michael Wilmer Forbes Tweedie (1953)
  • Sibynophis geminatus melanocephalus, René Léon Bourret (1936)
  • Sibynophis melanocephalus insularis, Robert Mertens (1927)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

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Range Map

Distribution map of Black-headed collared snake, Sibynophis melanocephalus in Thailand
  • Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Hat Yai District, Songkhla
  • Khao Luang National Park
  • Khao Sok National Park
  • Khok Pho District, Pattani
  • Rattaphum District, Songkhla
  • Sadao District, Songkhla
  • Si Banphot District, Phatthalung
  • Sirindhorn Peat Swamp Forest
  • Su-ngai Padi District, Narathiwat
  • Tak Bai District, Narathiwat
  • Takua Pa District, Phang Nga
  • Thepha District, Songkhla
  • Yong Waterfall National Park
Range map of Sibynophis melanocephalus in Thailand