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Posted by Terry Cox on February 25, 2003 at 18:56:36:
In Reply to: Sulawesi Black Rat snake? anyone keep these? posted by Bammer on February 23, 2003 at 01:21:13:
...was the original common name, and Elaphe janseni the scientific. The island's name has since been changed to Sulawesi, and Sulawesi black-tailed ratsnake seems like it would be appropriate also. However, the species oxycephala has recently been assigned to its own genus, Gonyosoma. Since janseni is closely related, I'd assume it would have to be in the same genus and thus, Gonyosoma janseni.
Schulz(1996) has a nice write-up of 'oxycephala' in his monograph of the genus, Elaphe, and also has a section on 'janseni'. Oxycephala is highly arboreal, especially in riverine and estuary environments, and requires high humidity. Janseni is supposed to be more terrestrial, but is still found most often in arboreal situations, and at altitudes up to 1,000 meters, in tropical rain forest. It probably eats birds, small mammals, and lizards. Oxycephala is not found on Sulawesi according to Schulz, btw.
Hope this helps a little.
TC
