Xenelaphis hexagonotus, also known as the Malaysian (or Malayan) brown snake,[2] is a species of snake found across Southeast Asia.[1] It reaches up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in length.[3] 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).[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Xenelaphis |
| Species: | X. hexagonotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenelaphis hexagonotus Cantor, 1847
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The habitat of X. hexagonotus is lowland waterlogged forests and mangrove swamps,[3] and it is found from sea level up to 200 m (660 ft) above sea level.[1] It is diurnal, and its diet includes rats and fish.[4] It is classified on the IUCN Red List as a species of least concern.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Malaysian Brown Snake - Xenelaphis hexagonotus - Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
- ^ Auliya, Mark André (2006). "Xenelaphis hexagonotus (Cantor 1847)". Taxonomy, life history and conversation of giant reptiles in West Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Münster: Natur und Tier. ISBN 9783937285528. OCLC 70791049.
- ^ a b Das, Indraneil (2015). "Malayan brown snake Xenelaphis hexagonotus". A Field Guide To The Reptiles Of South-East Asia. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-4729-2057-7.
- ^ a b Ng, Peter K.L.; Corlett, Richard T.; Tan, Hugh T.W., eds. (2011). Singapore biodiversity: an encyclopedia of the natural environment and sustainable development. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet. p. 727. ISBN 9789814260084.