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Ptyas fusca (GÜNTHER, 1858)

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: White-bellied Rat Snake, Brown Rat Snake
G: Braune Rattenschlange 
SynonymCoryphodon fuscus GÜNTHER 1858: 112
Zaocys fuscus — GÜNTHER 1864
Zapyrus fuscus — BOULENGER 1885: 389
Zaocys (Zapyrus) fuscus — BOETTGER 1887
Zaocys fuscus — BOULENGER 1893: 378
Ptyas fuscus — WALL 1923
Zaocys fuscus — GRANDISON 1978: 291
Zaocys fuscus — MANTHEY 1983
Ptyas fuscus — DAVID & VOGEL 1996
Ptyas fuscus — COX et al. 1998: 55
Ptyas fuscus — MALKMUS et al. 2002
Ptyas fusca — DAVID & DAS 2004
Ptyas fusca — WALLACH et al. 2014: 616 
DistributionIndonesia (Bangka, Belitung, Natuna Archipelago, Nias, Kalimantan, Sumatra);
Brunei Darussalam;
Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia, Pualu Tioman); Thailand,
Singapore

Type locality: Borneo  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: BMNH 1946.1.17.14, a juvenile male (E. Belcher, 1843–1846), designated by C. Haas (1950: 538). 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1706 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentDistribution: Singapore record doubtful fide K.K.P. Lim & Lim 1992: 145. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin “fuscus”, meaning dark or dusky. 
References
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