Sibynophis geminatus geminatus (H. Boie, 1826a )

Leviton, Alan E., Siler, Cameron D., Weinell, Jeffrey L. & Brown, Rafe M., 2018, Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Oxford, England) 64 (14), pp. 399-568 : 448

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.11512589
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12724635
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scientific name	Sibynophis geminatus geminatus (H. Boie, 1826a )
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Sibynophis geminatus geminatus (H. Boie, 1826a) View in CoL

Boie’s Many-tooth Snake; Striped Black-headed Snake

Coluber geminatus Oppel in H. Boie, 1826a:col. 211.

Sibynophis geminatus geminatus, Gaulke, 1993a:151 View in CoL ; 1994b:141.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Java, Indonesia. Syntypes (3): MNHN 3392–93 About MNHN and RMNH 687 (fide Wallach et al. [2014:660]).

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION ( Map 35B [p. 146]).— Sulu Archipelago (Tawi-Tawi).

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES).— Southwestern Indonesia.

REMARKS.— Wallach et al. (2014:660) exclude this species from the Philippines and, without explanation, assign the Tawi-Tawi record to Sibynophis melanocephalus . Boie (1826a) attributes the name to Oppel although Boie provides the diagnosis.

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Least Concern [2016] ver. 3.1.