Oxyrhabdium leporinum

Oxyrhabdium leporinum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Cyclocoridae
Genus: Oxyrhabdium
Species: Oxyrhabdium leporinum

Name

Oxyrhabdium leporinum (Günther, 1858)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.13.98, ♀, collected by H. Cuming between 1836–1840.
• Type locality: “Philippine Islands”.

Combinations

• Rhabdosoma leporinum Günther, 1858: 12 [original combination]
• Oxyrhabdium leporinum — Boulenger, 1893: 303 [subsequent combination]

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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Oxyrhabdium leporinum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 May 2023.
• dela Cruz, C., Lagat, R., Binaday, J., Pitogo, K., Santos, G. & Maglangit, E.P. 2022. IUCN: Oxyrhabdium leporinum  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T169784A183943194. Accessed on 30 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Banded Philippine Burrowing Snake

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