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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species occurs from Peninsular Malaysia through the archipelagos to Java, Indonesia and the southern Philippines (including Bubuan, Palawan [including Iwahig] with possible misidentifications from the Sulu Archipelago) (Leviton 1963, Taylor 1965, Cox et al. 1998, David and Vogel 1996, Stuebing and Inger 1999, Das 2007, Arvin Diesmos pers. comm.). The species is also reported from Lam Dong Province, Viet Nam (Orlov et al. 2003, Nguyen et al. 2009), but see taxonomic comment. It also occurs in the extreme south of Thailand along its border with the Malay Peninsula. It occurs at elevations between sea level and 1,200 m.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand
Additional data:
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 1200
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Population [top]
Population: The species is poorly-known, with no information available on its population size.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Little is known about the natural history of this snake. The species has been reported to range from lowland tropical forest to lower hill forest, and can be found hiding amongst leaf-litter (Cox et al. 1998, Stuebing and Inger 1999, Das, 2007), and as high as 3 m above the ground in trees (Grismer 2011). It is not known if the species can persist in secondary or degraded forest. It is found up to 1,200 m asl (Cox et al., 1998).
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: There are no reports of this species being utilized.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no known major threats to this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: This species is present in many protected areas throughout its range. There are no known conservation measures in place for this species.
Citation: Grismer, L., Chan-Ard, T. & Diesmos, A.C. 2012. Liopeltis tricolor. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T183199A1733588. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T183199A1733588.en. Downloaded on 12 May 2017.
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