Pseudorabdion mcnamarae Taylor, 1917 b

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 : 427

Pseudorabdion mcnamarae Taylor, 1917 b

McNamara’s Dwarf Reed Snake; McNamara’s Burrowing Snake

Pseudorhabdium mcnamarae Taylor, 1917:363 , text-fig. 2a–e; 1922a:180, text-fig. 15a–c (redescription of type); 1922b:201 (suggests relationship to P. minutum ).

Pseudorhabdium minutum Taylor, 1922b:200 , pl. 7, figs. 4–5 (type locality: Balbalan , Kalinga Subprov., Luzon Id.; holotype: CAS 61544 [formerly Taylor F 772]).

Pseudorabdion mcnamarae, Leviton and Brown (WC), 1959:498 , fig. 8.— Ferner, Brown, Sison, and Kennedy, 2001:53 [20], fig. 50.— Gaulke, 2001:29, fig. 8; 2011:307–308, figs. 208–209.— Siler, Swab, Oliveros, Diesmos, Averia, Alcala, and Brown, 2012:456.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:596.— Supsup, Puna, Asis, Redoblado, Panaguinit, Guinto, Rico, Diesmos, Brown, and Mallari, 2016:169.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Canlaon Volcano , Negros Id., Philippines. Holotype: CM 2606 .

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) ( Map 30D [p. 141]).— Biliran, Cebu, Luzon ( Prov. : Isabela) , Masbate , Negros (Prov.: Nagros Occidental), Panay (Prov.: Aklan, Antique), Sibuyan, Tablas.

REMARKS.— In possessing a lori-ocular scale this species agrees with the Bornean and Celebesian species formerly placed in the genus Agrophis . In other characters P. mcnamarae approaches P. oxycephalum . Pseudorabdion taylori from Mindanao is related to P. mcnamarae .

Pseudorabdion cf. mcnamarae has been reported from Luzon (Prov.: Isabela) by Brown (2013:84, fig. 91), but the authors also suggest that the West Visayan and Luzon populations are likely distinct species ( Brown et al., 2013:84–85).

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Vulnerable B2ab(ii,iii) [2016] ver. 3.1.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Malayotyphlops cf. ruficaudus (Cagayan Prov., Calayan Id.) (KU 323931). Photo © RMB.