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Table S3.1. Habitat Use of Sampled Snakes. Taxonomic Nomenclature Table S3.1. Habitat use of sampled snakes. Taxonomic nomenclature follows the current classification indexed in the Reptile Database ( http://www.reptile-database.org/ ). For some species, references may reflect outdated taxonomic status. Individual species are coded for habitat association according to Table 3.1. References for this table are listed below. Habitat use for species without a reference were inferred from sister taxa. Broad Habitat Specific Habit Species Association Association References Acanthophis antarcticus Semifossorial Terrestrial-Fossorial Cogger, 2014 Acanthophis laevis Semifossorial Terrestrial-Fossorial O'Shea, 1996 Acanthophis praelongus Semifossorial Terrestrial-Fossorial Cogger, 2014 Acanthophis pyrrhus Semifossorial Terrestrial-Fossorial Cogger, 2014 Acanthophis rugosus Semifossorial Terrestrial-Fossorial Cogger, 2014 Acanthophis wellsi Semifossorial Terrestrial-Fossorial Cogger, 2014 Achalinus meiguensis Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Wang et al., 2009 Achalinus rufescens Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Das, 2010 Acrantophis dumerili Terrestrial Terrestrial Andreone & Luiselli, 2000 Acrantophis madagascariensis Terrestrial Terrestrial Andreone & Luiselli, 2000 Acrochordus arafurae Aquatic-Mixed Intertidal Murphy, 2012 Acrochordus granulatus Aquatic-Mixed Intertidal Lang & Vogel, 2005 Acrochordus javanicus Aquatic-Mixed Intertidal Lang & Vogel, 2005 Acutotyphlops kunuaensis Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Acutotyphlops subocularis Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Adelophis foxi Semiaquatic Terrestrial-Aquatic McVay & Carstens, 2013 Adelphicos quadrivirgatum Semifossorial Terrestrial-Fossorial McCranie, 2011 Afronatrix anoscopus Semiaquatic Terrestrial-Aquatic Andreone & Luiselli, 2000 Afrotyphlops angolensis Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Afrotyphlops bibronii Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Afrotyphlops congestus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Afrotyphlops elegans Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Afrotyphlops fornasinii Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Afrotyphlops lineolatus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Afrotyphlops mucruso Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Afrotyphlops obtusus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Afrotyphlops punctatus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Afrotyphlops schlegelii Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Agkistrodon bilineatus Terrestrial Terrestrial Campbell & Lamar, 2004 Agkistrodon contortrix Terrestrial Terrestrial Campbell & Lamar, 2004 Agkistrodon howardgloydi Terrestrial Terrestrial Campbell & Lamar, 2004 Agkistrodon piscivorus Semiaquatic Terrestrial-Aquatic Campbell & Lamar, 2004 Agkistrodon russeolus Terrestrial Terrestrial Campbell & Lamar, 2004 Agkistrodon taylori Terrestrial Terrestrial Campbell & Lamar, 2004 Ahaetulla fasciolata Arboreal Arboreal Chan-ard et al., 2015 Ahaetulla fronticincta Arboreal Arboreal Das, 2012 Ahaetulla mycterizans Arboreal Arboreal Baker & Lim, 2008 Ahaetulla nasuta Arboreal Arboreal Whitaker & Captain, 2004 Ahaetulla prasina Arboreal Arboreal Grismer, 201 Ahaetulla pulverulenta Arboreal Arboreal Whitaker & Captain, 2004 Aipysurus apraefrontalis Marine Reef-Flat Heatwole, 1999 Aipysurus duboisii Marine Reef-Flat Heatwole, 1999 Aipysurus eydouxii Marine Coastal Heatwole, 1999 Aipysurus foliosquama Marine Reef-Flat Heatwole, 1999 Aipysurus fuscus Marine Reef-Flat Heatwole, 1999 Aipysurus laevis Marine Coral-Reefs Heatwole, 1999 Aipysurus mosaicus Marine Coastal Heatwole, 1999 Alluaudina bellyi Terrestrial Terrestrial Andreone & Luiselli, 2000 Alsophis antiguae Terrestrial Terrestrial Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Alsophis antillensis Terrestrial Terrestrial Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Alsophis manselli Terrestrial Terrestrial Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Alsophis rijgersmaei Terrestrial Terrestrial Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Alsophis rufiventris Terrestrial Terrestrial Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Alsophis sajdaki Terrestrial Terrestrial Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Alsophis sibonius Terrestrial Terrestrial Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Amastridium veliferum Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Savage, 2002 Amblyodipsas dimidiata Fossorial Soil-Burrower Spawls et al., 2002 Amblyodipsas polylepis Fossorial Soil-Burrower Spawls et al., 2002 Amerotyphlops brongersmianus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Amerotyphlops reticulatus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Amerotyphlops tasymicris Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Amphiesma stolatum Terrestrial Terrestrial Whitaker & Captain, 2004 Amplorhinus multimaculatus Terrestrial Terrestrial Graham & Marais, 2007 Anilios affinis Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios ammodytes Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios australis Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios bicolor Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios bituberculatus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios centralis Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios diversus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios endoterus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios ganei Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios grypus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios guentheri Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios hamatus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios howi Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios kimberleyensis Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios leptosomus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios ligatus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios longissimus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios nigrescens Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios pilbarensis Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios pinguis Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios polygrammicus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios proximus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios silvia Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios splendidus Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios troglodytes Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios unguirostris Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios waitii Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilios wiedii Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Anilius scytale Semifossorial Generalist-II Maschio et al., 2010 Anomochilus leonardi Fossorial Soil-Burrower Steubing & Inger, 1999 Antaresia childreni Semiarboreal Terrestrial-Arboreal Cogger, 2014 Antaresia maculosa Semiarboreal Terrestrial-Arboreal Cogger, 2014 Antaresia perthensis Terrestrial Terrestrial Cogger, 2014 Antaresia stimsoni Terrestrial Terrestrial Cogger, 2014 Aparallactus capensis Fossorial Soil-Burrower Graham & Marais, 2007 Aparallactus guentheri Fossorial Soil-Burrower Graham & Marais, 2007 Aparallactus modestus Fossorial Soil-Burrower Spawls et al., 2002 Aparallactus werneri Fossorial Soil-Burrower Spawls et al., 2002 Aplopeltura boa Arboreal Arboreal Chan-ard et al., 2015 Apostolepis albicollaris Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Braz et al., 2014 Apostolepis assimilis Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Braz et al., 2014 Apostolepis cearensis Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Braz et al., 2014 Apostolepis dimidiata Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Braz et al., 2014 Apostolepis flavotorquata Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Braz et al., 2014 Apostolepis nigrolineata Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Braz et al., 2014 Archelaphe bella Terrestrial Terrestrial Das, 2012 Argyrophis diardii Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Argyrophis muelleri Fossorial Subterranean-Burrower Hedges et al., 2014 Arizona elegans Semifossorial Sand-Burrower Ernst & Ernst, 2003 Arrhyton dolichura Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Arrhyton procerum Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Arrhyton redimitum Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Arrhyton supernum Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Arrhyton taeniatum Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Arrhyton tanyplectum Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Arrhyton vittatum Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris Schwartz & Henderson, 1991 Aspidelaps scutatus Semifossorial Terrestrial-Fossorial Graham & Marais, 2007 Aspidites melanocephalus Terrestrial Terrestrial Cogger, 2014 Aspidites ramsayi Terrestrial Terrestrial Cogger, 2014 Aspidomorphus lineaticollis Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris O'Shea, 1996 Aspidomorphus muelleri Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris O'Shea, 1996 Aspidomorphus schlegeli Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris O'Shea, 1996 Ukuwela & Dawundasekara, Aspidura ceylonensis Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris 2012 Ukuwela & Dawundasekara, Aspidura drummondhayi Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris 2012 Ukuwela & Dawundasekara, Aspidura guentheri Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris 2012 Ukuwela & Dawundasekara, Aspidura trachyprocta Semifossorial Subterranean-Debris 2012 Asthenodipsas laevis Arboreal Terrestrial-Arboreal Chan-ard et al., 2015 Asthenodipsas lasgalenensis Arboreal Arboreal
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