Species of Thailand
Malaysian brown snake
Xenelaphis hexagonotus
(Theodore Edward Cantor, 1847)
In Thai: งูควนขนุน
Xenelaphis hexagonotus, also known as the Malaysian (or Malayan) brown snake, is a species of snake found across Southeast Asia. It reaches up to 2 m in length. The top of its body (the dorsum) is dark brown, with short black bars along its sides of the front part of the body, and it is white on its belly (the ventrum).
The habitat of X. hexagonotus is lowland waterlogged forests and mangrove swamps, and it is found from sea level up to 200 m above sea level. It is diurnal, and its diet includes rats and fish.
It is classified on the IUCN Red List as a species of least concern.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Serpentes
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Xenelaphis
- Species
- Xenelaphis hexagonotus
Common names
- German: Braunnatter
- English: Malaysian brown snake
- Thai: งูควนขนุน
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
Photos
Range Map
- Khuan Khanun District, Phatthalung
- Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat
- Thepha District, Songkhla
- Yan Ta Khao District, Trang