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Description |
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This snake has only been recorded from Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Ke Bang District, Gia Lai Province, Viet Nam, at 1,300 m asl. (Ziegler et al. 2009).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 1300
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Population [top]
Population: No population data is available for this recently-described species, which is known from a single specimen. It was not found in a 2011 survey of the national park, the first survey of the area since the holotype was collected in 1999 (Q.T. Nguyen pers. comm. August 2011)
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species is presumed to be fossorial in forest leaf litter, and nocturnally active. The known specimen was taken from broadleaf evergreen forest (Ziegler et al. 2009).
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: There are no reports of this species being utilized.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): As the only known specimen of this snake was taken in a national park, it is unknown whether it is likely to be at risk from any major threats, particularly as it is only known from the summit of a mountain (Q.T. Nguyen pers. comm. August 2011).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no conservation measures in place for this species, which is however only known from a specimen taken in a national park. Surveys are needed to locate more records of this recently-described snake, to obtain data on its distribution, population status and natural history, and its exposure and sensitivity to threats.
Citation: Nguyen, T.Q. & Golynsky, E. 2012. Calamaria gialaiensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T193445A2236752. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T193445A2236752.en. Downloaded on 26 February 2019.
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