Biology:Xenelaphis ellipsifer
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Xenelaphis |
| Species: | X. ellipsifer
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Xenelaphis ellipsifer, the ornate brown snake,[2] or ocellated brown snake,[3] is a large species of snake, up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) long,[4] which is found in Malaysia and Indonesia.[1] It has a rounded snout, its head is distinct from its neck,[4] and it has protruding large round eyes.[2] The top of the snake (the dorsum) is orange-red in color, and along the sides of its body are large black-edged squarish brown blotches separated by cream colored spaces.[4] It has a yellow upper lip.[5] X. ellipsifer is an aquatic species, found in forests at 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft) above sea level.[4]
The first description of this snake was published in 1900 by George Albert Boulenger, who found a single specimen in a fish trap above the Sarawak River in Malaysia.[2] This snake became the type specimen of the species, and is held at the British Museum in London.[2] Although this is a rare snake which has been described in few published reports, it is classified on the IUCN Red List as a species of least concern, since it is widely distributed in protected areas, and is therefore not under threat.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ocellated Brown Snake - Xenelaphis ellipsifer - Details". http://eol.org/pages/462170/details.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Auliya, Mark; Shepherd, Chris R. (2009). "New data on the poorly known snake, Xenelaphis ellipsifer Boulenger 1900 (Squamata: Colubridae)". Hamadryad (Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust) 34 (1): 168–171. http://repository.wwf.org.my/TRAFFIC%20Articles/Auliya_Shepherd_2009_Xenelaphis_ellipsifer.pdf.
- ↑ "Xenelaphis ellipsifer". http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Xenelaphis&species=ellipsifer.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Das, Indraneil (2015). "Ornate brown snake Xenelaphis ellipsifer". A Field Guide To The Reptiles Of South-East Asia. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-4729-2057-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=LRRpBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA302.
- ↑ de Rooij, Nelly (1917). "Xenelaphis ellipsifer Boulenger". The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. II Ophidia. Leiden: E.J. Brill. p. 95. https://books.google.com/books?id=xjZCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA95.
Wikidata ☰ Q3570866 entry
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