Pseudorabdion mcnamarae

Pseudorabdion mcnamarae, McNamara's burrowing snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.[1][2]

Pseudorabdion mcnamarae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pseudorabdion
Species:
P. mcnamarae
Binomial name
Pseudorabdion mcnamarae
(Taylor, 1917)
Synonyms[2]
  • Pseudorhabdium mcnamarae
    Taylor, 1917
  • Pseudorhabdium minutum
    Taylor, 1922
  • Pseudorabdion mcnamarae
    — Inger & Leviton, 1966

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. Brown, R.; Gaulke, M.; Babiera, C. & Maglangit, E.P. (2022). "Pseudorabdion mcnamarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T169801A180389497. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. Pseudorabdion mcnamarae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 March 2016.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (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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