Dryocalamus philippinus Griffin, 1909a

Philippine Bridal Snake

Dryocalamus philippinus Griffin, 1909b:596 .— Taylor, 1922a:123, pl. 10, fig. 2, pl. 11, figs. 1, 3.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:248.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Iwahig, Palawan Id., Philippines. Neotype: CAS 62174, “designated by Leviton herein” (stated designation by Leviton, courtesy of Wallach et al. [2014:245]).

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) (Map 13C [p. 124]).— Balabac, Palawan (Iwahig, Puerto Princesa).

REMARKS.— Leviton (1959:262) expressed his opinion that D. philippinus and D. tristrigatus were conspecific. Wallach et al. (2014:245) cited Leviton but the question of conspecificity remains unresolved.

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Vulnerable A4c [2016] ver. 3.1.