The non-venomous Malayan Racer or also called Black Copper Rat Snake is often found in agricultural fields, such as coffee farms and rice paddies. This snake preys on rats and mice which are harmful pests to farmers. There are many color variants of this species which can be gray yellow, black, or a combination of both. When still young, this snake has a bluish gray color with a yellow line running along its back.
No | Part | Habit | |
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Oviparous — Reproduction through production of eggs that have membranes and/or shells.
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2 |
Terrestrial — An animal that lives on/near the ground or a plant that grows on/in/from land
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No | Description | Suitability | Seasonality |
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1 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Plantations
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Suitable | Unknown |
2 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Rural Gardens
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Suitable | Unknown |
3 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest
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Unknown | Unknown |
4 |
Artificial - Terrestrial → Urban Areas
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Unknown | Unknown |
5 |
Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland Forest
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Unknown | Unknown |
6 |
Forest → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane Forest
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Suitable | Unknown |
7 |
Savanna → Moist Savana
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Suitable | Unknown |
8 |
Shrubland → Subtropical/Tropical Moist Shrubland
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Suitable | Unknown |
Year Published | Assessment | Red List Category | Version |
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2012 | IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
Least Concern (LC)
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3.1 |
Collection Center | Dried | Live | Slide | Wet | Total | |
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Profile | |
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Amirrudin Bin Ahmad (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
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Amphibians, Dragonflies and Damselflies, Fishes, Reptiles,
Biodiversity, Data Analysis, Digital Sequence Information (DSI), Living Modified Organism (LMO), Marine & Coastal, Protected Areas & Invasive Alien Species
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Chen Pelf Nyok (Dr.)
Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia (TCS)
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Turtle, Tortoise, and Terrapin (Ecology), Reptiles (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Conservation, Education & Environment
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Kaviarasu Munian (Mr.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Reptiles (Ecology), Amphibians (Ecology), Fishes (Ecology),
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Lim Boo Liat (Dr.)
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Reptiles (Ecology), Rodents (Ecology), Amphibians (Ecology),
Biodiversity, Ecosystems & Invasive Alien Species
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Mohd Abdul Muin Bin Md Akil (Mr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles, Snakes,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Evolution, Genetics, Molecular, Protected Areas, Climate Change & Invasive Alien Species
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Mohd Zulfadli Bin Mohd Arshad (Mr.)
Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN)
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Rodents (Taxonomy), Reptiles,
Molecular, Biodiversity & Science
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Norhayati Binti Ahmad (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
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Frogs and Toads, Snakes, Amphibians, Reptiles,
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Teo Eng Wah (Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
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Reptiles, Amphibians,
Invasive Alien Species
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Acknowledgements :- Mr. Abdul Razak Mohd Nor Rasid, Mr. Ahmad Hafizuddin Bin Rohim@rahim, Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Ms. Ajla Rafidah Baharom, Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar, Ms. Fatin Farisha Binti Mohd Jamil, Ms. Noor Amira Aini Binti Noor Anwar, Ms. Nor Liyana Binti Hassan, Ms. Norazah Binti Norddin, Mrs. Nur Hazwanie Binti Abd Halim, Ms. Siti Zubaidah Binti Abdul Latif, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat, Mrs. Wan Roniza Binti Ismil & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin
Citation :- Coelognathus flavolineatus. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/20904. Downloaded on 20 January 2021.
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