Oxyrhabdium modestum (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril 1854a)

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Non-banded Philippine Burrowing Snake

Stenognathus modestus Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854:504 .

Oxyrhabdium modestum, Boulenger, 1893:302).— Taylor, 1922a:100, figs. 9a–c; 1922c:295.— Leviton, 1958:289; 1965a:410.— Smith, 1993:98— David, Pauwels, Lays, and Lenglet, 2006:217, fig. 11.— Beukema, 2011b:93.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:507.— Sanguila, Cobb, Siler, Diesmos Alcala, and Brown, 2016:104, fig. 76.— Supsup, Guinto, Redoblado, and Somez. 2017:9, fig. 5h.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— “ Java” [in error]; Mindanao Id., Philippines (designated by Leviton [1958:291]). Syntypes (2): MNHN 7301 a–b.

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) (Map 30A [p. 141]).— Basilan, Biliran, Bohol, Camiguin Sur, Catanduanes, Dinagat, Leyte, Maripipi, Mindanao (Prov.: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Bukidnon, Cotabato, Davao, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur [Zamboanga City]), Samar. (Reports from Negros and Panay need confirmation.)

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Least Concern [2016] ver. 3.1.