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Rhabdophis conspicillatus (GÜNTHER, 1872)

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Higher TaxaColubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Red-bellied Keelback
G: Gesprenkelte Wassernatter
Thai: งูลายสาบท้องแดง 
SynonymTropidonotus conspicillatus GÜNTHER 1872
Tropidonotus conspicillatus — MÜLLER 1887
Tropidonotus conspicillatus — BOULENGER 1893: 222
Natrix conspicillata — BARBOUR 1912
Natrix conspicillata — SMEDLEY 1932
Amphiesma conspicillata — MALNATE 1960
Amphiesma conspicillatus — GRANDISON 1978: 292
Rhabdophis conspicillatus — MALNATE & UNDERWOOD 1988: 196
Rhabdophis conspicillatus — MALKMUS et al. 2002
Rhabdophis conspicillatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 634 
DistributionIndonesia (Borneo/Kalimantan, Lingga Archipelago, Natuna Archipelago, Sumatra); Thailand (Narathiwat),
Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia)

Type locality: “Matang in the district of Sarawak, western Borneo” [= Kampong Matang, First Division, Kidi Distr., W Sarawak, East Malaysia, 1°35’N, 110°14’E, elevation 15 m]. Emended to “Matang” and “Borneo” fide Boulenger (1893: 222).  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesTypes: BMNH 1946.1.23.76-77 (and possibly additional specimens). 
Diagnosis 
CommentSome species of this genus are venomous although we do not have information about this particular species. 
References
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