Chrysopelea paradisi variabilis Mertens, 1968

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 : 418-419

Chrysopelea paradisi variabilis Mertens, 1968

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Paradise Tree Snake

Chrysopelea ornata , (part) Günther, 1858:146.— Boulenger, 1896:196.— Griffin, 1911:264.— Taylor, 1922a:216, pl. 11, figs. 6–8 (notes typ. err. in his earlier publs.).

Crysopelea [sic] ornata, Taylor, 1917:366 ; 1918:261; 1922d:138.

Chrysopelea paradisi, Leviton, 1964b:133 (part).— Brown, Ferner, Sison, Gonzales, and Kennedy, 1996:12.— Ferner, Brown, Sison, and Kennedy, 2001:52 [19].— Bucol, Alcala, Averia, Alcala, and Alcala, 2011:111.— Gaulke, 2011:260–261, figs. 172–176.— McLeod, Siler, Diesmos, Diesmos, Garcia, Arkonceo, Balaquit, Uy, Villaseran, Yarra, and Brown, 2011:188, fig. 7F.— Oliveros, Ota, Crombie, and Brown, 2011:14.— Devan-Song and Brown, 2012:12, fig. 27.— Siler, Swab, Oliveros, Diesmos, Averia, Alcala, and Brown, 2012:456.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:166 (part).— Sanguila, Cobb, Siler, Diesmos Alcala, and Brown, 2016:90.— Supsup, Puna, Asis, Redoblado, Panaguinit, Guinto, Rico, Diesmos, Brown, and Mallari, 2016:167.

Chrysopelea paradisi variabilis Mertens, 1968:204 , fig. 5.— Gaulke, 1994b:138.— Gaulke and Altenbach, 1994:63.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Samar , Philippines. Holotype: SMF 20281 .

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) ( Map 9D [p. 120]).— Babuyan Ids. (Calayan, Dalupiri), Balabac, Bantayan, Banton, Basilan, Camiguin, Cebu, Dinagat, Kalotkot, Leyte, Luzon (Prov.: Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, Zambales), Marongas, Masbate, Medis, Mindanao (Prov.: Agusan del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur [Zamboanga City]), Mindoro, Negros (Prov.: Negros Oriental), Palawan, Panay (Prov.: Aklan, Antique, Iloilo), Polillo, Romblon, Samar, Siagao, Sibuyan, Siquijor, Sulu Archipelago (Bongao, Bubuan, Jolo, Sanga-Sanga, Tawi-Tawi), Tablas.

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— The conservation status of Chrysopelea paradisi variabilis has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List [2016] ver. 3.1, but IUCN notes that it is listed in the Catalogue of Life.