Dryophiops philippina Boulenger, 1896

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 : 421-422

Dryophiops philippina Boulenger, 1896

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Philippine Keeled-bellied Whip Snake

Dryophiops philippina Boulenger, 1896:195 , pl. 9, fig. 2.— Taylor, 1922a:213, pl. 6, figs. 4–6 ; 1922d:138.— Leviton, 1964c:141.— Brown and Alcala, 1970:114.— Smith, 1993:97.— Brown, Ferner, Sison, Gonzales, and Kennedy, 1996:13.— Gaulke, 2011:279–280, figs. 186– 188.— McLeod, Siler, Diesmos, Diesmos, Garcia, Arkonceo, Balaquit, Uy, Villaseran, Yarra, and Brown, 2011:188.— Devan-Song and Brown, 2012:13, fig. 30.— 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, 2013:81, fig. 84.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:246.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Cape Engaño , Cagayan Prov., Luzon Id. (by subsequent selection by Leviton [1964c:142]). Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.8.7 , designated by Leviton (1964c:142).

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) ( Map 13D [p. 124]).— Luzon (Prov.: Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cagayan, Laguna, Nueva Vizcaya, Rizal, [ Subic Bay ], Zambales), Marinduque, Mindanao (Prov.: Davao del Sur [ Mt. Talomo ], Zamboanga del Sur [Zamboanga City]), Mindoro, Negros (Prov.: Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental), Panay (Prov.: Aklan, Antique), Romblon, Sibuyan, Siquijor, (?) Samar.

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Vulnerable A4c [2016] ver. 3.1.

Figures

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