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Pseudorabdion mcnamarae

Pseudorabdion mcnamarae
Pseudorhabdion cf. mcnamarae (KU 327193) from Barangay Binatug - ZooKeys-266-001-g091.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pseudorabdion
Species: P. mcnamarae
Binomial name
Pseudorabdion mcnamarae
(Taylor, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Pseudorhabdium mcnamarae
    Taylor, 1917
  • Pseudorhabdium minutum
    Taylor, 1922
  • Pseudorabdion mcnamarae
    Inger & Leviton, 1966

Pseudorabdion mcnamarae is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.

The specific name, mcnamarae, is in honor of Homer McNamara who was Superintendent of La Carlota Agricultural Station, Philippines, and assisted Taylor in the field.

Pseudorabdion mcnamarae inhabits primary and secondary forests where it occurs under rotting leaves on the forest floor.

Taylor EH. 1917. "Snakes and lizards from Negros, with descriptions of new species and new subspecies". Philippine J. Sci. 12 (6): 353-381. (Pseudorhabdium mcnamarae, new species, pp. 363–364, Figures 2a, 2b, 2c).



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