Pseudorabdion oxycephalum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
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 Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Pseudorabdion oxycephalum (Günther, 1858)

Rhabdosoma oxycephalum Günther, 1858: 242 [original combination]
Oxycalamus oxycephalus — Günther, 1873: 168 [subsequent combination]
Pseudorhabdium [sic] oxycephalum — Boulenger, 1894: 329 [subsequent combination]

Typhlogeophis brevis Günther, 1879: 77 [synonymised by Leviton & Brown (1959: 480]
- Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.2.5, ♀, collected by A. Everett.
- Type locality: “North Mindanao or Dinagat Island”.

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.
Günther, A. 1879. List of the Mammals, Reptiles, and Batrachians sent by Mr. Everett from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 47(1): 74–79. BHL Reference page.
Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II. Containing the conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. British Museum (Natural History): London. xi + 382 pp. BHL Reference page.
Leviton, A.E. & Brown, W.C. 1959. A review of the snakes of the genus Pseudorabdion with remarks on the status of the genera Agryophis and Typhlogeophis (Serpentes: Colubridae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4th Series 29(14): 475–508. BHL Reference page.

Brown, R.M., Leviton, A.E. & Sison, R.V. 1999. Description of a new species of Pseudorabdion from Panay Island, Philippines, with a revised key to the genus. Asiatic Herpetological Research 8: 7–12. BHL Reference page.
Brown, R.M., McGuire, J.A., Ferner,J.W., Icarangal Jr., N. & Kennedy, R.S., 2000. Amphibians and reptiles of Luzon island, II: preliminary report on the herptofauna of Aurora Memorial national Park, Philippines. Hamadryad 25(2): 175–195.
Ferner, J.W., Brown, R. M., Sison, R.V. & Kennedy, R.S. 2001. The amphibians and reptiles of Panay Island, Philippines. Asiatic Herpetological Research 9: 34–70.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pseudorabdion oxycephalum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 October 2022.
Brown, R. & Gonzalez, J.C. 2009. IUCN: Pseudorabdion oxycephalum (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169790A6674258. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169790A6674258.en. Accessed on 02 October 2022.

English: Günther's Dwarf Reed Snake