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Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Colubridae
Bibliography of the genus Gongylosoma
Biodiversity of the family Colubridae








Genus
Gongylosoma

Southeast Asian Ground Snakes, (Stripe-necked Snakes)

Südostasiatische Erdnattern

Sydøstasiatiske Jordsnoge

1843 Gongylosoma Fitzinger (type species: Coronella baliodeira Boie 1827)
Contents: 5 species, of which 2 (40.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: This genus was resurrected from the synonymy of Liopeltis by Leviton (1964), but his arrangement was not widely followed. However, most recent publications consider the genus valid (e.g., Grismer, Das & Leong 2003; David, Cox, Pauwels, Chanhome & Thirakhupt 2004; Das 2010).
Distribution: SE. Asia, Malay Archipelago.
Reported from: Brunei, Cambodia, India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands [Nicobar Islands], Mizoram), Indonesia (Bali, Java, Kalimantan, Natuna Islands, Nias, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Weh), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak, West Malaysia [incl. Seribuat Archipelago (incl. Tioman)]), Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand.

Gongylosoma baliodeira

Orange-bellied Ground Snake, Orange-bellied Snake, Spotted Ground Snake, Striped Ringneck

Orangebauch-Erdnatter

Orangebuget Jordsnog

1827 Coronella baliodeira Boie
Ablabes baliodeirus Duméril & Bibron 1854
Diadophis baliodeirus Jan 1862
Liopeltis baliodeira Barbour 1912
Gongylosoma baliodeirum Stejneger 1922
1885 Ablabes cinctus Fischer
Gongylosoma baliodeirum cinctus Das 2010
1962 Liopeltis baliodeirus cochranae Taylor
Gongylosoma baliodeira cochranae David & Vogel 1996

Distribution: Brunei, Indonesia (Bali, Java, Kalimantan, Natuna Islands, Nias, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Weh), Malaysia, (Sabah, Sarawak, West Malaysia), Singapore, Thailand.


Gongylosoma longicaudum

Striped Ground Snake, Five-striped Ground Snake

Asiatische Langschwanz-Erdnatter

Asiatisk Langhalet Jordsnog

1871 Ablabes longicaudus Peters
Liopeltis longicauda Haas 1950
Gongylosoma longicauda Smith 1930
1875 Ablabes quinquestriatus Müller (Iskandar & Colijn 2001)
1890 Diadophis bipunctatus Lidth de Jeude (Iskandar & Colijn 2001)

Distribution: Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak, West Malaysia), Thailand.


Gongylosoma mukutense

Tioman Ground Snake, Mukut Ground Snake

Tioman-Erdnatter

Tioman-jordsnog

2003 Gongylosoma mukutense Grismer, Das & Leong

Distribution: Malaysia (West Malaysia: Seribuat Archipelago: Tioman).


Gongylosoma nicobariense

Nicobar Ground Snake, Nicobar Stripe-necked Snake

Nicobarische Erdnatter

Nicobarisk Jordsnog

1870 Ablabes nicobariensis Stoliczka
Liopeltis nicobariensis Wall 1924
Gongylosoma nicobariensis Das 1999

Distribution: India (Nicobar Islands).


Gongylosoma scriptum

Indochinese Ground Snake, Common Ringneck

Indochinesische Erdnatter

Indokinesisk Jordsnog

1868 Ablabes scriptus Theobald
Liopeltis scriptus Wall 1924
Gongylosoma scriptum Smith 1930

Remarks: Listed for India by Aengals, Kumar, Palot & Ganesh (2018), but without discussion or references.
Distribution: Cambodia, India (Mizoram), Myanmar, Thailand.