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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species occurs in Riouw Archipelago and Aor Island, Java, Borneo, and disjunctly at a single locality in central Viet Nam (Gia Lai Province, Buon Luoi District) (Inger and Marx 1965; Darevsky and Orlov 1992). It was reported in peninsular Malaysia as the subspecies C. gimletti. However, that subspecies is now considered a full species (Das 2010).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia (Jawa, Kalimantan); Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak); Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 750
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Population [top]
Population: No information is available on population size, but they are probably locally abundant (yet remain undetected to human observers). Populations may be declining due to loss of rainforest.
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This secretive nocturnal species occurs in rainforest in hilly and flat terrain where it burrows through soil or lives under dead leaves. In Borneo it has also been documented in a pepper garden (Stuebing and Inger 1999). The two Sundaic subspecies occur at low elevation but the Vietnamese subspecies occurs at 750 m elevation (Darevsky and Orlov 1992). The snake is oviparous.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is not used or traded.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This species is threatened by loss of rainforest in much of its range, mainly due to conversion to plantations and agriculture.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: This species occurs in several protected areas. No species-specific conservation measures are required.
Citation: Grismer, L. 2012. Calamaria lovii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192202A2054902. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192202A2054902.en. Downloaded on 27 February 2019.
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