| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | REPTILIA | SQUAMATA | COLUBRIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Ahaetulla prasina | |||
| Species Authority: | (Boie, 1827) | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Coluber mycterizans Raffles, 1822
Coluber nasutus Shaw, 1802
Dryinus prasinus (Boie, 1827)
Dryophis prasinus Mell, 1930
Dryophis prasinus Boie, 1827
Dryophis xanthozona (Duméril & Bibron, 1854)
Passerita prasina (Boie, 1827)
Tragops prasinus (Boie, 1827)
Tragops xanthozonius Duméril & Bibron, 1854
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| Taxonomic Notes: | Subspecies: A. prasina prasina (Boie, 1827) A. prasina preocularis (Taylor, 1922) A. prasina suluensis Gaulke, 1994 A. prasina medioxima Lazell, 2002. |
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Assessor/s: | Inger R.F. |
| Reviewer/s: | Böhm, M., Collen, B. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team) |
| Contributor/s: | Zug, G., De Silva, R., Milligan, HT, Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G. |
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Justification: Ahaetulla prasina has been listed as Least Concern in view of its large distribution, abundance and reported tolerance of a variety of habitat types, including anthropogenic environments. Parts of this species distribution range coincides with protected area, therefore no further conservation measures are needed. |
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| Range Description: | This species is widely distributed in Asia and occurs from India through to Viet Nam, north to China and south to the Philippines and Indonesia (David and Vogel 1996). In Sumatra, this species has been recorded at elevations ranging from sea-level up to over 900 m above sea level in Kerinci Valley, 920 m above sea level at Fort-de-Kock in the Padang Highlands, and around 1,300 m above sea level near Berastagi (David and Vogel 1996). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Bangladesh; Cambodia; India; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam
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| Population: | Sharma (2003) states that this species is "fairly common" in India. David and Vogel (1996) report that in Sumatra this species is widespread and common and is one of the most frequently seen snakes. |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species inhabits both primary lowland and montane moist forests, secondary forests, dry and open forests, scrublands, plantations, gardens (David and Vogel 1996), monsoon forest (McKay 2006), cultivated land, roadsides, and city gardens (R. Inger pers. comm.) Sharma (2003) states that species of this genus are arboreal, diurnal snakes, living on shrubs and bushes, but foraging on the ground. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | This species is widespread and inhabits a broad range of environments, therefore it is unlikely to be impacted upon by any major threats in all areas of its range. |
| Conservation Actions: | There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place or needed for this species. Parts of this species distribution range coincides with protected areas. |
| Citation: | Inger R.F. 2010. Ahaetulla prasina. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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