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Xenelaphis ellipsifer BOULENGER, 1900

IUCN Red List - Xenelaphis ellipsifer - Least Concern, LC
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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Ocellated Brown Snake, Ornate Brown Snake
G: Gefleckte Braunnatter 
SynonymXenelaphis ellipsifer BOULENGER 1900
Xenelaphis ellipsifer — TWEEDIE 1954
Xenelaphis ellipsifer — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 396
Xenelaphis ellipsifer — MALKMUS et al. 2002
Xenelaphis ellipsifer — WALLACH et al. 2014: 795 
DistributionIndonesia (Sumatra, Borneo),
Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia; Sarawak)

Type locality: Sarawak river.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesType: BMNH 1946.1.7.38 (and possibly additional specimens). 
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 1528 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVery rare species only known from 6 specimens (TWEEDIE 1983 and MALKMUS et al. 2002). 
EtymologyNamed after Latin ellips = ellipse, -fer= bearing, related to the elliptical markings on the back. 
References
  • Auliya, Mark and Chris R. Shepherd 2009. New data on the poorly known snake, Xenelaphis ellipsifer Boulenger 1900 (Squamata: Colubridae). Hamadryad 34 (1): 169-172 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1900. Description of new reptiles and batrachians from Bomeo. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 182-187. - get paper here
  • Das, I. 2012. A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford J, ohn Beaufoy Publishing - get paper here
  • David,P. & Vogel, G. 1996. The snakes of Sumatra. An annotated checklist and key with natural history notes. Bücher Kreth, Frankfurt/M.
  • Grismer, L. Lee; Chan K. Onn, Jesse L. Grismer, Perry L. Wood, Jr., and A. Norhayati 2010. A CHECKLIST OF THE HERPETOFAUNA OF THE BANJARAN BINTANG, PENINSULAR MALAYSIA. Russ. J. Herpetol. 17 (2): 147-160 - get paper here
  • Malkmus, R.; Manthey, U.; Vogel, G. Hoffmann, P. & Kosuch, J. 2002. Amphibians and reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). A.R.G. Ganther Verlag, Rugell, 404 pp.
  • Manthey, U. & Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 512 pp. (ISBN 3-931587-12-6) - get paper here
  • O’Shea, M. 2018. The Book of Snakes. Ivy Press / Quarto Publishing, London, - get paper here
  • Stuebing, R.B., Inger, R.F. & Lardner, B. 2014. A field guide to the snakes of Borneo, second edition. Natural history Publications (Borneo)
  • TEYNIÉ, ALEXANDRE; PATRICK DAVID, & ANNEMARIE OHLER 2010. Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo. Zootaxa 2416: 1–43 - get paper here
  • Tweedie, M. W. F. 1983. The snakes of Malaya. Third edition. Singapore National Printers (Pte) Ltd., Singapore. 167 pp.
  • Tweedie, M.W.F. 1954. Notes on Malayan reptiles, No.3. Bull. Raffles Mus. No 25: 107-117
  • Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
 
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