Ptyas luzonensis ( Günther, 1873 ), Photo

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 : 443

Ptyas luzonensis ( Günther, 1873)

Photo figures 57–59

Smooth-scaled Rat Snake; Smooth-scaled Mountain Rat Snake; Philippine Rat Snake

Zaocys luzonensis Günther, 1873:165 , pl. 18.— Taylor, 1922a:135, pl. 12, figs. 1, 3, pl. 13, figs. 1– 2 ; 1922c:296; 1922d:138.— Leviton, 1983:201.— Ross and Gonzales, 1992:68.— Diesmos, Brown, and Gee, 2004:71.— Gaulke, 2001:30, fig. 10; 2011:316; 2011:316–317, figs. 214– 216, 218.— Ferner, Brown, Sison, and Kennedy, 2001:53 [20].— Diesmos, Brown, and Gee, 2004:71.

Ptyas luzonensis, McLeod, Siler, Diesmos, Diesmos, Garcia, Arkonceo, Balaquit, Uy, Villaseran, Yarra, and Brown, 2011:188 , fig. 8C.— Brown, Oliveros, Siler, Fernandez, Welton, Buenavente. Diesmos, and Diesmos, 2012:483.— Devan-Song and Brown, 2012:14, fig. 33.— Brown, Siler, Oliveros, Welton, Rock, Swab, Van Weerd, van Beijnen, Jose, Rodriguez, Jose, and Diesmos, 2013:86, fig. 92.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:606.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Luzon Id., Philippines. Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.7.89 .

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) ( Map 32B [p. 143]).— Catanduanes, Leyte, Luzon (Prov.: Albay, Aurora, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines del Norte, Camarines del Sur , Ilocos Norte, Kalinga, Laguna, Quezon, Sorsogon, Zambales), Negros, Panay, Polillo.

REMARKS.— Preliminary review suggests that the taxonomic relationships of the West Visayan (Negros, Panay) and Mindanao PAIC (Leyte Id.) populations should be reviewed.

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

Figures

FIGURE 57. Ptyas luzonensis (Sorsogon, Salvacion, Luzon Id.) (KU uncat.; field no. RMB 23519). Photo © JBF/RMB.

FIGURE 58. Ptyas luzonensis (male) (Camarines Norte Prov., Luzon Id.) (KU 313912). Photo © RMB.

FIGURE 1. Acutotyphlops banaorum (Kalinga Prov., Luzon Id.) (FMNH 262249 [paratype]). Photo © RMB.