Calamaria gervaisii Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854

Leviton, Alan E., Siler, Cameron D., Weinell, Jeffrey L. & Brown, Rafe M., 2018, Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 64 (14), pp. 399-568 : 423

Calamaria gervaisii Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854

REMARKS.— The C. gervaisi group of subspecies is in serious need of review. Three of the nominal taxa conform to biogeographic/faunal regions, notably C. g. hollandi , C. g. iridiscens, and C. g. gervaisii , but the status of C. g. polillensis is in doubt.

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

Calamaria gervaisii gervaisii Duméril, Bibron. and Duméril, 1854 Photo figure 24 Northern Philippine Reed Snake; Gervais’ Reed Snake

Calamaria gervaisii Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854a:76 .— Jan, 1862:5, 8; 1865, Livr. 10, pl. 2, fig. 1.— Taylor, 1922a:187; 1922d:138; 1923:550.— Marx and Inger, 1955:180 (part).— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:134 (part).

Calamaria gervaisi, Müller, 1883:283 .— Inger and Marx, 1965:106, fig. 28 (part).— Ross and Gonzales, 1992:64.— Brown, McGuire, Ferner, Icarangal Jr., and Kennedy, 2000:189.— Gaulke 2011:254–255, figs 167–168.— McLeod, Siler, Diesmos, Diesmos, Garcia, Arkonceo, Balaquit, Uy, Villaseran, Yarra, and Brown, 2011:188, fig. 7E.— Brown, Oliveros, Siler, Fernandez, Welton, Buenavente. Diesmos, and Diesmos, 2012:483.— Oliveros, Ota, Crombie, and Brown, 2011:14.— Siler, Swab, Oliveros, Diesmos, Averia, Alcala, and Brown, 2012:456.— Brown, Siler, Oliveros, Welton, Rock, Swab, Van Weerd, van Beijnen, Jose, Rodriguez, Jose, and Diesmos, 2013:74, fig. 79.

Calamaria gervaisii gervaisii, Taylor, 1922a:187 .

Calamaria mindorensis Boulenger, 1895:481 (type locality: Mindoro Id.; holotype: BMNH [not confirmed]) .

Calamaria tropica Taylor, 1922a:194 (type locality: Naujan, Mindoro Id.; holotype: CAS 62069) .

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— “ Java ” (in error), otherwise unrestricted (see Inger and Marx , 1965:107). Syntypes (2): MNHN 7202 a–b (formerly 2314 and 7202) .

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) ( Map 5D [p. 116]).— Babuyan Ids. (Camiguin Norte), Catanduanes, Luzon (Prov.: Albay, Aurora, Bataan, Benguet, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Carabao, Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Kalinga, Laguna, Manila, Nueva Vizcaya, Rizal, Pampangas), Mindoro (Prov.: Occidental Mindoro), Romblon Id. Group (? Carabao, Tablas) .

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