Coelognathus philippinus ( Griffin, 1909a )
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Coelognathus philippinus ( Griffin, 1909a ) |
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Coelognathus philippinus ( Griffin, 1909a) View in CoL
Palawan Rat Snake
Coluber erythrurus, Boettger, 1895:3 , 5 (Calamian Ids.); 1898:54 (part: Culion).
Elaphe erythrura, Griffin, 1909:597 View in CoL (Palawan).
Elaphe philippina Griffin, 1909:597 View in CoL ; 1911:260 (Palawan).— Taylor, 1922a:159 (part: Balabac, Busuanga, Palawan [Iwahig, Taytay]).
Elaphe erythrura philippina, Leviton, 1963c:382 View in CoL , 385 (Busuanga, Culion, Palawan); 1979:113.— Gaulke, 1994b:140; 1996:50, fig. 3; 1999:278.
Coelognathus philippinus, Helfenberger 2001:52 View in CoL .— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:170.
TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Iwahig , Palawan Id., Philippines. Lectotype: CAS 62143 About CAS , designated by Leviton (1979:114).
PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) ( Map 10D [p. 121]).— Palawan Archipelago (Balabac, Busuanga, Calamian Ids. [Calauit], Culion, Palawan), Sulu Archipelago (Bongao, Sanga-Sanga, Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi).
REMARKS.— For a long time, this species was considered a subspecies of Coelognathus (formerly Elaphe ) erythrurus but more recently Helfenberger (2001) demonstrated its distinctness from C. erythrurus that justifies its recognition as a separate and only distantly related species.
CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— The conservation status of Coelognathus philippinus 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.
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Coelognathus philippinus ( Griffin, 1909a )
Leviton, Alan E., Siler, Cameron D., Weinell, Jeffrey L. & Brown, Rafe M. 2018 |
Coelognathus philippinus, Helfenberger 2001:52
HELFENBERGER, NOTKER 2001: 52 |
Elaphe erythrura philippina
GAULKE, MAREN 1996: 50 |
GAULKE, MAREN 1994: 140 |
LEVITON, ALAN 1963: 382 |
Elaphe philippina
TAYLOR, EDWARD 1922: 159 |
Coluber erythrurus, Boettger, 1895:3
BOETTGER, OSKAR 1895: 3 |