Snakes of Malaysia

Every snakes in the Wildlife of Malaysia guide: 145 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Vipers

• Wagler's Pit Viper Tropidolaemus wagleri
• Trimeresurus sabahi Trimeresurus sabahi
• Shore Pit Viper Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus
• Trimeresurus hageni Trimeresurus hageni
• Trimeresurus nebularis Trimeresurus nebularis
• Trimeresurus sumatranus Trimeresurus sumatranus
• Calloselasma rhodostoma Calloselasma rhodostoma
• Trimeresurus popeiorum Trimeresurus popeiorum
• Convictus Mountain Pit-viper Ovophis convictus
• Puniceus Pit-viper Craspedocephalus puniceus
• Banded Temple Viper Tropidolaemus subannulatus
• Craspedocephalus wiroti Craspedocephalus wiroti

Cobras, Kraits & Sea Snakes

• Beaked Sea Snake Hydrophis schistosus
• Spine-bellied Sea Snake Hydrophis curtus
• Marbled Sea Snake Aipysurus eydouxii
• Lesser Dusky Sea Snake Hydrophis melanosoma
• Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Laticauda colubrina
• Banded Sea Snake Hydrophis fasciatus
• Malayan Banded Coral Snake Calliophis intestinalis
• Annulated Sea Snake (Hydrophis bituberculatus) Hydrophis bituberculatus
• Blue-grey Sea Snake Hydrophis caerulescens
• Brooke's Sea Snake Hydrophis brookii
• Equatorial Spitting Cobra Naja sumatrana
• Malayan Blue Coral Snake Calliophis bivirgatus
• Wreathed Sea Snake Hydrophis torquatus
• Viperine Sea Snake Hydrophis viperinus
• Ornate Sea Snake (Hydrophis lamberti) Hydrophis lamberti
• Banded Krait Bungarus fasciatus
• Yellow-headed Krait Bungarus flaviceps
• Hardwicke's Sea Snake Hydrophis hardwickii
• Monocled Cobra Naja kaouthia
• King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah
• Malayan Krait Bungarus candidus
• Greater Dusky Sea Snake Hydrophis klossi
• Slender Coral Snake Calliophis gracilis
• Yellow Sea Snake Hydrophis spiralis
• Yellow-bellied Sea Snake Hydrophis platurus
• Calliophis maculiceps Calliophis maculiceps
• Annulated Sea Snake (Hydrophis cyanocinctus) Hydrophis cyanocinctus
• Black-banded Coral Snake Calliophis nigrotaeniatus
• Ornate Sea Snake (Hydrophis ornatus) Hydrophis ornatus

Keelbacks & Water Snakes

• Dog-faced Water Snake Cerberus rynchops
• Keel-bellied Water Snake Bitia hydroides
• Puff-faced Water Snake Homalopsis buccata
• Crab-eating Water Snake Fordonia leucobalia
• Schneider's Bockadam Cerberus schneiderii
• Rainbow Water Snake Enhydris enhydris
• Tentacled Snake Erpeton tentaculatum
• Big-headed Mud Snake Homalophis doriae
• Blackwater Mud Snake Phytolopsis punctata
• Selangor Mud Snake Raclitia indica

Colubrid Snakes

• Oriental Whip Snake Ahaetulla prasina
• Haas' Bronzeback Dendrelaphis haasi
• Chrysargos Keelback Rhabdophis chrysargos
• Paradise Tree Snake Chrysopelea paradisi
• Triangle Keelback Xenochrophis trianguligerus
• Schlegel's Reed Snake Calamaria schlegeli
• Red-tailed Racer Gonyosoma oxycephalum
• Striped Bronzeback Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
• Malayan Racer Coelognathus flavolineatus
• Dog-toothed Cat Snake Boiga cynodon
• Common House Snake Lycodon capucinus
• Golden Tree Snake Chrysopelea ornata
• Gold-ringed Cat Snake Boiga dendrophila
• Indochinese Rat Snake Ptyas korros
• Asthenodipsas vertebralis Asthenodipsas vertebralis
• Oligodon cyclurus Oligodon cyclurus
• Elegant Bronzeback Dendrelaphis formosus
• Dwarf Reed Snake Pseudorabdion longiceps
• Boa-like Slug Snake Aplopeltura boa
• Striped Rat Snake Elaphe taeniura
• Radiated Racer Coelognathus radiatus
• White-bellied Keelback Hebius flavifrons
• Keel-bellied Whip Snake Dryophiops rubescens
• White-bellied Rat Snake Ptyas fusca
• Lycodon butleri Lycodon butleri
• Macrocalamus schulzi Macrocalamus schulzi
• White-bellied Reed Snake Calamaria albiventer
• Keeled Rat Snake Ptyas carinata
• White-spotted Cat Snake Boiga drapiezii
• Blue Bronzeback Dendrelaphis cyanochloris
• Banded Wolf Snake Lycodon subcinctus
• Macrocalamus chanardi Macrocalamus chanardi
• Blue-necked Keelback Rhabdophis rhodomelas
• Macrocalamus lateralis Macrocalamus lateralis
• Boiga melanota Boiga melanota
• Black-headed Cat Snake Boiga nigriceps
• White-spotted Slug Snake Pareas margaritophorus
• Mocquard's Litter Snake Pseudorabdion collaris
• Smooth Slug Snake Asthenodipsas laevis
• Jasper's Cat Snake Boiga jaspidea
• Albofuscus Wolf Snake Lycodon albofuscus
• Malayan Bridle Snake Lycodon subannulatus
• Asthenodipsas lasgalenensis Asthenodipsas lasgalenensis
• Twin-barred Tree Snake Chrysopelea pelias
• Conspicillatus Keelback Rhabdophis conspicillatus
• Gongylosoma baliodeira Gongylosoma baliodeira
• Flaviceps Keelback Rhabdophis flaviceps
• Striped Kukri Snake Oligodon octolineatus
• Barred Kukri Snake Oligodon signatus
• Black-headed Collared Snake Sibynophis melanocephalus
• Lesser Reed Snake Calamaria suluensis
• Big-eyed Whip Snake Ahaetulla mycterizans
• Pale-bellied Reed Snake Calamaria leucogaster
• Collared Reed Snake (Calamaria linnaei) Calamaria linnaei
• Speckle-headed Whip Snake Ahaetulla fasciolata
• Effraenis Wolf Snake Lycodon effraenis
• Spotted Keelback Xenochrophis maculatus
• Lovii Reed Snake Calamaria lovii
• Checkered Keelback Fowlea piscator
• Tricolor Ringneck Liopeltis tricolor
• Malayan Brown Snake Xenelaphis hexagonotus
• Striated Bronzeback Dendrelaphis striatus
• Macrocalamus tweediei Macrocalamus tweediei
• Keeled Slug Snake Pareas carinatus
• Red Bamboo Rat Snake Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
• Boiga cyanea Boiga cyanea
• Kopstein's Bronzeback Dendrelaphis kopsteini
• Hebius sanguineus Hebius sanguineus
• Indian Wolf Snake Lycodon aulicus
• Macrocalamus emas Macrocalamus emas
• Geminated Snake Sibynophis geminatus
• Royal Tree Snake Gonyosoma margaritatum
• Spectacled Water Snake Hydrablabes periops
• Macrocalamus gentingensis Macrocalamus gentingensis
• Bi-coloured Reed Snake Calamaria bicolor
• Hebius inas Hebius inas
• Oligodon booliati Oligodon booliati
• Nuchalis Slug Snake Pareas nuchalis
• Gonyosoma coeruleum Gonyosoma coeruleum
• Many-banded Cat Snake Boiga multomaculata
• Red-necked Keelback Rhabdophis subminiatus
• Variable Reed Snake Calamaria lumbricoidea
• Painted Bronzeback Dendrelaphis pictus

Pythons

• Reticulated Python Malayopython reticulatus
• Sumatran Short-tailed Python Python curtus
• Brongersma's Short-tailed Python Python brongersmai

Pipe, Blind & Burrowing Snakes

• Banded File Snake Acrochordus granulatus
• Brahminy Blind Snake Indotyphlops braminus
• Red Cylinder Snake Cylindrophis ruffus
• Sunbeam Snake Xenopeltis unicolor
• White-bellied Blind Snake Argyrophis muelleri
• Javan File Snake Acrochordus javanicus
• Lineated Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops lineatus
• White-headed Blind Snake Indotyphlops albiceps

Frequently asked questions

How many snakes are in the Wildlife of Malaysia guide?

The guide lists 145 snakes of Malaysia, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of snakes are covered?

Vipers (12), Cobras, Kraits & Sea Snakes (29), Keelbacks & Water Snakes (10), Colubrid Snakes (83), Pythons (3), Pipe, Blind & Burrowing Snakes (8).