Psammodynastes pulverulentus (H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827)

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Mole viper; Philippine Mock Viper; Dark-spotted Mock Viper

Psammophis pulverulentus H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827:547.

Lycodon bairdi Steindachner, 1867:90 (type locality Philippines).

Psammodynastes pulverulentus, Boulenger, 1890:363; 1896:172.— Taylor, 1922a:209, figs. 18a–c; 1922c:298; 1922d:138.— Smith, 1943:268, fig. 117.— Leviton, 1983:205, figs. 2–3.— Brown, McGuire, Ferner, Icarangal Jr., and Kennedy, 2000:189, fig. 31.— Ferner, Brown, Sison, and Kennedy, 2001:53 [20].— Gaulke, 2001:28.— Beukema, 2011b:93.— Oliveros, Ota, Crombie, and Brown, 2011:6.— Brown, Oliveros, Siler, Fernandez, Welton, Buenavente. Diesmos, and Diesmos, 2012:483, fig. 44.— Brown, Siler, Oliveros, Welton, Rock, Swab, Van Weerd, van Beijnen, Jose, Rodriguez, Jose, and Diesmos, 2013:84, fig. 90.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:574 (part).— Sanguila, Cobb, Siler, Diesmos Alcala, and Brown, 2016:105.— Supsup, Puna, Asis, Redoblado, Panaguinit, Guinto, Rico, Diesmos, Brown, and Mallari, 2016:169.

Psammodynastes pulverulentus pulverulentus, David, Pauwels, Lays, and Lenglet, 2006:217 .— Gaulke, 2011:304–305, figs 204–207.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 765 (designated by Inger in Van Wallach et al. [2014:574]).

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (Map 30B [p. 141]).— Balabac, Basilan, Batan Ids. (Batan, Sabtang), Bohol, Calamian Archipelago (Busuanga), Camiguin Sur, Cebu, Dinagat, Leyte, Luzon (Prov.: Albay, Aurora, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Laguna, Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon, Sorsogon), Mindanao (Prov.: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Bukidnon, Davao, Lanao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, South Cotabato, Surigao del Norte, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur [Zamboanga City]), Negros (Prov.: Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental), Palawan, Panay, Polillo, Samar, Siargao, Sulu Archipelago (Bongao, Jolo).

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES).— Widely distributed from India and throughout Souteast Asia, southern and eastern China, Taiwan. (See David, Pauwels, Lays, and Lenglet [2006:218]; also Miller and Zug [2016:fig. 1 {distribution map}].)

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— The conservation status of Psammpodynastes pulverulentus has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List [2016] ver. 3.1.