Pseudorabdion mcnamarae
| Pseudorabdion mcnamarae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Calamariinae |
| Genus: | Pseudorabdion |
| Species: | P. mcnamarae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorabdion mcnamarae (Taylor, 1917) | |
| Synonyms | |
Pseudorabdion mcnamarae is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.[1][2]
Etymology
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.[3]
Habitat
Pseudorabdion mcnamarae inhabits primary and secondary forests where it occurs under rotting leaves on the forest floor.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Brown R, Ledesma M (2007). "Pseudorabdion mcnamarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- 1 2 Pseudorabdion mcnamarae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 March 2016.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudorabdion mcnamarae, p. 174).
Further reading
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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