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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This snake is endemic to the Philippines, where it has been recorded from the islands of Luzon (in the Sierra Madre, Cordillera Region and Caramoan Peninsula) and Panay. The species has been collected at 850 m asl on Panay.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Philippines
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 200
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 850
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Population [top]
Population: It appears to be an uncommon species, and is known from fewer than 20 records.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: A specimen from Panay was collected on a rocky, sparsely vegetated mountain slope. On Luzon, the species was collected underneath rotten logs in primary and secondary forests (Brown et al. 2000). It is not known if the species can persist in disturbed habitats
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Deforestation resulting rom the ongoing conversion of land to agricultural use by various means, and through logging operations at a number of scales are the major threats to this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: The species occurs in protected areas in eastern Luzon including the Cordilleras, and Mount Isarog Natural Park in the Bicol Region. It has been recorded from Aurora Memorial National Park (Brown et al. 2000). Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance, ecology, and threats to this species.
Citation: Brown, R., Diesmos, A. & Demegillo, A. 2009. Calamaria bitorques. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169787A6673816. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169787A6673816.en. Downloaded on 26 February 2019.
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