Bornean dark-necked slug snake, Asthenodipsas borneensis Quah, Grismer, Lim, Anuar, & Chan, 2020 – of Sarawak/Borneo – around 1020m ASL. Asthenodipsas borneensis is a snail eating snake (Pareidae) described in 2020 following a revision that separated Bornean populations from the…
Sabah pit viper, Trimeresurus sabahi Regenass & Kramer, 1981 – of Sarawak / Borneo – around 900m ASL Trimeresurus sabahi (Sabah pit viper) is a montane pit viper endemic to northern Borneo (Malaysia: Sabah, Sarawak), typically occurring in submontane to…
Two-colored dwarf snake or bicoloured reed snake, Calamaria bicolor Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 of south Sarawak / Borneo – around 900m ASL Calamaria bicolor is a small fossorial snake in the family Colubridae and the subfamily Calamariinae. Adults are…
Malcolm’s pitviper, Trimeresurus malcolmi Loveridge, 1938 – of Sabah / Borneo Trimeresurus malcolmi is probably considered the ‘holy grail’ among the pit vipers in Borneo, not least because this viper only occurs above 1000m ASL. There are local reports that…
Red whip snake – Dryophiops rubescens (Gray, 1835) from Sabah/Borneo – around 100m ASL Dryophiops rubescens is an arboreal colubrid described by John Edward Gray in 1835 and the type species of the genus Dryophiops. It inhabits lowland forest and…
Borneo groundsnake or Borneo Frog-eating Snake, Stegonotus borneensis INGER, 1967 – from south Sarawak / Borneo These individuals are dividing the herpetological community. Some say it is a juvenile Stegonotus borneensis, while others believe it is a Lycodon species. It…
White-spotted cat snake Boiga drapiezii (H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827) – from south-Sarawak / Borneo highland around 1100m ASL
Smooth Slug Snake, Asthenodipsas laevis (BOIE, 1827) – of south Sarawak / Borneo – around 700m ASL
Common Collared Snake, Pseudorabdion collaris (MOCQUARD, 1892) – of south Sarawak / Borneo
Spotted Whipsnake or Speckle-headed Whipsnake, Ahaetulla fasciolata (Fischer, 1885) – of south Sarawak / Borneo While Ahaetulla prasina can be observed very frequently, Ahaetulla fasciolata is relatively rare.