Opisthotropis alcalai Brown (WC)

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 : 444

Opisthotropis alcalai Brown (WC) and Leviton, 1961

Photo figures 62–63

Alcala’s Mountain Keelback

Opisthotropis alcali Brown (WC) and Leviton, 1961:2, fig. 1.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:498.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Cugat Creek , west side of Dapitan Peak , Mt. Malindang , Zamboanga del Norte Prov., Mindanao Id., Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 22250 .

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) ( Map 29A [p. 140]).— Mindanao (Prov.: Zamboanga City [formerly Zamboanga del Sur], Zamboanga del Norte).

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Endangered B 1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) [2016] ver. 3.1.

Figures

FIGURE 62. Opisthotropis alcalai (Zamboanga City Prov., Mindanao Id.) (KU 315173). Photo © RMB.