Coelognathus erythrurus psephenourus (Leviton, 1979)

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Western Visayan Rat Snake

Coluber erythrurus, Boulenger, 1894:62 (part: Negros).— Boettger, 1895:3, 5 (part: Negros).

Elaphe erythrura, Griffin, 1911:260 (Negros).— Taylor, 1917:359 (Negros); 1922a:156 (part: Negros).

Elaphe eruthrura erythrura, Leviton, 1963c:384, 298, 402 (part: Cebu, Negros, Panay).

Elaphe erythrura psephenoura Leviton, 1979:111 .— Gaulke and Altenbach, 1994:63.— Ferner, Brown, Sison, and Kennedy, 2001:52[19].— Gaulke, 2001:32; 2011:264–265, figs. 177, 187.

Coelognathus erythrura, Bucol, Alcala, Averia, Alcala, and Alcala, 2011:111 .

Coelognathus erythrurus, Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:169 (part).

Coelognathus erythrurus psephenoura, Supsup, Puna, Asis, Redoblado, Panaguinit, Guinto, Rico, Diesmos, Brown, and Mallari, 2016:168, fig. 26.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Barrio Asia, Negros Occidental Prov., Negros Id., Philippines. Holotype: CAS 110957.

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) (Map 10C [p. 121]).— Cebu, Guimaras, Inampulugan, Masbate, Negros ( Prov.: Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental), Panay (Prov.: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo), Siquijor, Tablas.

REMARKS.— See Remarks under Coelognathus erythrurus manillensis regarding possible presence of this subspecies throughout the Quezon-Bicol Faunal subregion (Catanduanes and Polilllo Ids., and the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon).

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— The conservation status of Coelognathus erythrurus psephenourus has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List [2016] ver. 3.1, but IUCN notes that it is listed in the Catalogue of Life.