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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


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








Genus
Liopeltis

Ringneck Snakes

Nackenstreifennattern

Stribehalssnoge

1843 Liopeltis Fitzinger (type species: Herpetodryas tricolor Schlegel 1837)
1862 Phragmitophis Günther (type species: Herpetodryas tricolor Schlegel 1837)
Contents: 8 species, of which 3 (37.5%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Some authors include Cyclophiops (previously Entechinus) in this genus. Previously included Gongylosoma and Opisthotropis kikuzatoi. L. frenatus was previously placed in the genus Eirenis.
Distribution: S. Asia, Malay Archipelago.
Reported from: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China (Tibet, Yunnan), India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal), Indonesia (Bangka, Java, Kalimantan, Nias, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Weh), Laos, Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak, West Malaysia [incl. Seribuat Archipelago (incl. Tioman)]), Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines (Calamian Islands [Busuanga, Calauit, Culion], Palawan, Sulu Islands [Bubuan]), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.

Liopeltis calamaria

Lesser Ringneck Snake, Faintly Stripe-necked Snake, (Reed Snake)

Kleine Nackenstreifennatter

Lille Stribehalssnog

1858 Cyclophis calamaria Günther
Ablabes calamaria Boulenger 1890
Liopeltis calamaria Wall 1921
Opheodrys calamaria Constable 1949
1862 Homalosoma baliolum Jan (Smith 1943)
1864 Cyclophis nasalis Günther (Smith 1943)
1955 Liopeltis calamaria indica Deraniyagala (Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Campbell, Ganesh & Vogel 2020)

Distribution: Bangladesh, India (Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), Nepal, Sri Lanka.


Liopeltis frenata

Common Ringneck Snake, Frenated Ringneck, (Günther's Stripe-necked Snake, Günther's Reed Snake)

Gewöhnliche Nackenstreifennatter

Almindelig Stribehalssnog

1858 Cyclophis frenatus Günther
Ablabes frenatus Boulenger 1890
Liopeltis frenatus Wall 1923
Eirenis frenatus Anderson 1963

Remarks: Previously included the populations now assigned to pallidonuchalis.
Distribution: China (Tibet, Yunnan), India (Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.


Liopeltis pallidonuchalis

Pale-necked Ringneck

Gia-Lai-Nackenstreifennatter

Gia Lai-stribehalssnog

2019 Liopeltis pallidonuchalis Poyarkov, Nguyen & Vogel

Distribution: Vietnam.





Liopeltis philippina

Culion Ringneck Snake, Philippine Smooth Snake

Culion-Nackenstreifennatter

Culion-stribehalssnog

1897 Ablabes philippinus Boettger
Liopeltis philippinus Taylor 1922

Distribution: Philippines (Calamian Islands [Busuanga, Calauit, Culion], Palawan).


Liopeltis rappii

Himalayan Ringneck Snake

Himalaya-Nackenstreifennatter

Himalaya-Stribehalssnog

1860 Ablabes rappii Günther
Liopeltis rappii Wall 1924
1860 Ablabes owenii Günther (Smith 1943)

Distribution: Bhutan, India (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal), Nepal.


Liopeltis stoliczkae

Northeast Indian Ringneck Snake, (Stoliczka's Stripe-necked Snake, Stoliczka's Ringneck)

Nordostindische Nackenstreifennatter

Nordøstindisk Stribehalssnog

1891 Ablabes stoliczkae Sclater
Liopeltis stoliczkae Wall 1924

Distribution: Cambodia, China (Yunnan), India (Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal), Laos, Myanmar.


Liopeltis tiomanica

Tioman Ringneck

Tioman-Nackenstreifennatter

Tioman-stribehalssnog

2020 Liopeltis tiomanica Som, Grismer, Wood, Quah, Brown, Diesmos, Weinell & Stuart

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





Liopeltis tricolor

Malayan Ringneck Snake, Malayan Ringneck Snake, Malayan Reed Snake, Three-coloured Ring-necked Snake, Tricoloured Ring-necked Snake, Tricoloured Ringsnake, Masked Ground Snake, (Schlegel's Smooth Snake)

Malaiische Nackenstreifennatter

Malayisk Stribehalssnog

1837 Herpetodryas tricolor Schlegel
Cyclophis tricolor Günther 1858
Liopeltis tricolor Cope 1860
Phragmitophis tricolor Günther 1862
Ablabes tricolor Boulenger 1894
Gongylosoma tricolor Sworder 1923
1859 Ablabes baliodeiroides Bleeker (Iskandar & Colijn 2001)

Remarks: Present in the past, but not confirmed recently from Singapore (Baker & Lim 2008).
Extinct in: Singapore.
Distribution: Brunei, Indonesia (Bangka, Java, Kalimantan, Nias, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Weh), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak, West Malaysia [incl. Seribuat Archipelago (incl. Tioman)]), Philippines (Palawan, Sulu Islands [Bubuan]), Thailand, Vietnam.