Pseudorabdion saravacense

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

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Calamariinae
Genus: Pseudorabdion
Species: Pseudorabdion saravacense

Name

Pseudorabdion saravacense (Shelford, 1901)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.2.3 (formerly SMK), ♂.
• Type locality: “Kuching, Sarawak”, Malaysia (Borneo).

Combinations

• Agrophis saravacensis Shelford, 1901: 516 [original combination]
• Pseudorabdion saravacensis — Leviton & Brown, 1959: 480 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Shelford, R. 1901. On two new snakes from Borneo. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Serie 7 8(48): 516–517. 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. 

Additional references

• 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. 
• Malkmus, R., Manthey, U., Vogel, G., Hoffmann, P. & Kosuch, J. 2002. Amphibians and reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). A.R.G. Ganther Verlag: Rugell. 404 pp.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pseudorabdion saravacense. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 October 2022.
• Iskandar, D., Jenkins, H., Das, I., Auliya, M., Inger, R.F. & Lilley, R. 2012. IUCN: Pseudorabdion saravacense  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T177583A1493977. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T177583A1493977.en. Accessed on 02 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Sarawak Reed Snake