Indonesia · Island occurrence guide

Natuna Islands

18 existing species accounts name this island or island group. This index shows the current sourced collection, not a complete island checklist.

Sumatra · Regional landscape

Place the record in context.

The UNESCO rainforest property links Gunung Leuser, Kerinci Seblat and Bukit Barisan Selatan. These protected landscapes preserve lowland and mountain forest along Sumatra’s western spine.

This describes the wider region. Local vegetation and the habitat of an individual species require their own evidence.

The wider region

Sumatra

Sumatra and associated offshore islands, including Bangka–Belitung, Riau and Natuna.

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Gold: islands with records in this collection. Coastlines show geography, not the range of any individual species. Only Indonesian territory is highlighted.

Landscape context

Read the habitats.

These guides describe documented environments in the wider Sumatra region. They do not assign every listed species to every habitat or protected site.

Read the original scope

Behind the occurrence.

Choose an account recorded in Natuna Islands. Its country-level evidence retains the named islands and qualifications; it is not a record of a sighting at an exact map point.

The shared collection

Snakes recorded here.

Each card opens the same species account used by the country lists. A shared island record does not imply occurrence in all countries sharing that island.

18 records
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Speckle-headed Whipsnake

Ahaetulla fasciolata

(FISCHER, 1885)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Ahaetulla prasina Portrait002
Gunther’s whip snake

Ahaetulla prasina

(BOIE, 1827)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Mildly venomousHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Aplopeltura boa Portrait003
Blunthead Slug Snake

Aplopeltura boa

(BOIE, 1828)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
PareidaeRead account
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Smooth Slug Snake

Asthenodipsas laevis

(BOIE, 1827)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
PareidaeRead account
Boiga dendrophila005
Gold-ringed Cat Snake

Boiga dendrophila

(BOIE, 1827)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venomous · rear-fangedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Neurotoxic · bird-selective denmotoxin (laboratory)
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Boiga drapiezii006
White-spotted Cat Snake

Boiga drapiezii

(BOIE, 1827)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venomous · rear-fangedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
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Black-headed Cat Snake

Boiga nigriceps

(GÜNTHER, 1863)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
Calamaria lumbricoidea008
Variable Reed Snake

Calamaria lumbricoidea

BOIE, 1827

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Non-venomousNon-venomous does not mean safe to handle
Known venom effects
Not applicable · non-venomous
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
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Southeast Asian Bockadam

Cerberus schneiderii

(SCHLEGEL, 1837)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
Malaysia
HomalopsidaeRead account
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Paradise Tree Snake

Chrysopelea paradisi

BOIE, 1827

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
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Twin-barred Tree Snake

Chrysopelea pelias

(LINNAEUS, 1758)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
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Ashy Pit Viper

Craspedocephalus puniceus

(BOIE, 1827)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
ViperidaeRead account
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Red-tailed Pipe Snake

Cylindrophis ruffus

(LAURENTI, 1768)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
CylindrophiidaeRead account
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Gray Bronzeback

Dendrelaphis caudolineatus

(GRAY, 1834)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
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Painted Bronzeback

Dendrelaphis pictus

(GMELIN, 1789)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
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Malayan Bridal Snake

Dryocalamus subannulatus

(DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
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017

Dryocalamus tristrigatus

(GÜNTHER, 1858)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account
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(Brown or) Red Whip Snake

Dryophiops rubescens

(GRAY, 1834)

Length
Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
ColubridaeRead account

Landscape references

Sources checked 7 October 2026. Taxonomic and distribution treatments may change.

  1. UNESCO — Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra

Species distribution sources are provided separately in the evidence panel and each species account.