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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classSquamata
  4. ›familyColubridae
  5. ›genusPseudorabdion
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IUCN DD · Data deficient

Zamboanga Burrowing Snake

Pseudorabdion ater (Taylor, 1922)

First described in: Taylor, E. H. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands, I.

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

discussion

REMARKS. — Taylor placed this species in Typhlogeophis without explanation. He apparently did not compare it with specimens of Philippine Pseudorabdion.

Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature

distribution

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) (Map 30 C [p. 141]). — Mindanao (Prov.: Zamboanga del Sur [Zamboanga City] [Pasonanca]).

Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature

materials_examined

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S). — “ Pasananka ” [= Pasonanca], Zamboanga del Sur [Zamboanga City] Prov., Mindanao Id., Philippines. Holotype: CAS 62043 (formerly EHT 1103).

Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2455703.