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Fordonia leucobalia
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia (COL) |
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| Phylum | Chordata (COL) |
| Class | Reptilia (COL) |
| Order | Squamata (COL) |
| Family | Colubridae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Fordonia | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | leucobalia | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2010 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Reptiles | Native Status | Native |
| Scientific Name Author | Schlegel, 1837 | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is found from Indias Nicobar Islands and along the mainland coast from Bangladesh and Myanmar eastwards throughout Southeast Asia to the Philippines, and southwards to Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia (Murphy 2007).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia); Bangladesh; India; Indonesia (Jawa, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Papua, Sumatera); Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak); Myanmar; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam
Lower depth limit (metres): 10
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Population [top]
Population: This species is locally common over its range. It is mostly found late at night (J. Murphy pers. comm. 2009), although smaller specimens may be found during the day (M. Guinea pers. comm. 2009). Often found in large groups (J. Murphy pers. comm. 2009).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species occurs in mangrove forests and associated mud flats. It may enter surrounding monsoon forest or open ocean but is unlikely to remain in these habitats as it is fairly habitat specific. This relatively sedentary species utilizes intertidal burrow systems and eats small crustaceans (Murphy 2007).
This species is usually found in 0-10 m of water (Cogger 2007).
Systems: Freshwater; Marine
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): No known major threats specific to this species are known, but threats to the associated habitat such as mangrove forests may be detrimental to the species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no known conservation measures in place for this species.
Citation: Murphy, J., Read, M. & Guinea, M. 2010. Fordonia leucobalia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176694A7285129. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176694A7285129.en. Downloaded on 16 May 2016.
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Fordonia leucobalia, click this link: Synonyms. |
Fordonia bicolor Theobald, 1868 ¦ Fordonia papuensis Macleay, 1877 ¦ Fordonia unicolor Gray, 1849 ¦ Fordonia varabilis Macleay, 1878 ¦ Hemiodontus chalybaeus Jan, 1863 ¦ Hemiodontus leucobalia Duméril & Bibron, 1854 ¦ Homalopsis leucobalia Schlegel, 1837 ¦ |
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Species Record Details Encoded By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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