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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species occurs from northeastern India across northern Myanmar, Thailand and Lao PDR (Vogel et al. 2004). It probably also occurs in Yunnan Province, China (Vogel et al. 2004) and Bhutan, but no recent records exist to confirm this.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
India (Arunachal Pradesh, Darjiling, Meghalaya); Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 400
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 1500
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Population [top]
Population: There is no population information available for this species.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This nocturnal species occurs in montaine and coastal rainforests and wet forests. Individuals can often be found over hanging streams and in bushes. It is not clear whether it can persist in degraded habitats (I. Das pers. comm. February 2012).
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: There are no reports of this species being utilized.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): The primary threat to this species is forest loss, which is likely to have varied causes within its range. In northeast India, forest is being lost to slash-and-burn agriculture (I. Das pers. comm. February 2012). Due to the snakes wide distribution, threats are however localized.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: No species-specific conservation measures are required for this widespread species.
Citation: Wogan, G. & Chan-Ard, T. 2012. Popeia popeiorum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192243A2060448. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192243A2060448.en. Downloaded on 15 November 2016.
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