Pseudorabdion oxycephalum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Calamariinae
Genus: Pseudorabdion
Species: Pseudorabdion oxycephalum

Name

Pseudorabdion oxycephalum (Günther, 1858)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.1.99, ♀, collected by H. Cuming between 1836–1840.
• Type locality: “Philippines”.

Combinations

• Rhabdosoma oxycephalum Günther, 1858: 242 [original combination]
• Oxycalamus oxycephalus — Günther, 1873: 168 [subsequent combination]
• Pseudorhabdium [sic] oxycephalum — Boulenger, 1894: 329 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Typhlogeophis brevis Günther, 1879: 77 [synonymised by Leviton & Brown (1959: 480]
  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.2.5, ♀, collected by A. Everett.
  • Type locality: “North Mindanao or Dinagat Island”.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Günther, A. 1879. List of the Mammals, Reptiles, and Batrachians sent by Mr. Everett from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 47(1): 74–79. BHL Reference page. 
• Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II. Containing the conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. British Museum (Natural History): London. xi + 382 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Leviton, A.E. & Brown, W.C. 1959. A review of the snakes of the genus Pseudorabdion with remarks on the status of the genera Agryophis and Typhlogeophis (Serpentes: Colubridae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4th Series 29(14): 475–508. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brown, R.M., Leviton, A.E. & Sison, R.V. 1999. Description of a new species of Pseudorabdion from Panay Island, Philippines, with a revised key to the genus. Asiatic Herpetological Research 8: 7–12. BHL Reference page. 
• Brown, R.M., McGuire, J.A., Ferner,J.W., Icarangal Jr., N. & Kennedy, R.S., 2000. Amphibians and reptiles of Luzon island, II: preliminary report on the herptofauna of Aurora Memorial national Park, Philippines. Hamadryad 25(2): 175–195.
• Ferner, J.W., Brown, R. M., Sison, R.V. & Kennedy, R.S. 2001. The amphibians and reptiles of Panay Island, Philippines. Asiatic Herpetological Research 9: 34–70.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pseudorabdion oxycephalum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 October 2022.
• Brown, R. & Gonzalez, J.C. 2009. IUCN: Pseudorabdion oxycephalum  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169790A6674258. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169790A6674258.en. Accessed on 02 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Günther's Dwarf Reed Snake