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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This Southeast Asian snake has been recorded from Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Bali, Nias, Riau Archipelago, Buton and Sulawesi), the island of Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak and Kalimantan) and the southern Philippines islands of Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago and Mindanao. It has been recorded from sea level to 300 m asl in the Philippines, and up to 1,000 m asl on Mount Kinabalu.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Indonesia (Bali, Jawa, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sumatera); Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak); Philippines
Additional data:
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 1000
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Population [top]
Population: In the Philippines, it is known from very few specimens. The species is uncommonly encountered elsewhere, although it has been recorded from a wide area.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This uncommonly-encountered snake is largely fossorial, being found under rotting logs and similar ground cover in both primary and secondary tropical lowland moist forests, and rural villages (A. Diesmos and G. Tampos pers. comm.). It is an oviparous species.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is not traded or used.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This species is threatened by habitat loss, largely through the conversion of forest to areas of slash and burn kaingin agriculture.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: This snake is found within several protected areas in the Philippines. There is a need to conserve remaining areas of lowland forest throughout the range of this species. Further research is needed into the distribution, natural history and threats to this species.
Citation: Diesmos, A.C., Tampos, G. & Iskandar, D. 2012. Calamaria virgulata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T183188A1731815. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T183188A1731815.en. Downloaded on 28 February 2019.
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