Oligodon ancorus (Girard, 1857)

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Luzon Kukri Snake; Northern Short-headed Snake

Xenodon ancorus Girard, 1857:182 .

Holarchus ancorus, Taylor, 1922a:140, pl. 17, figs. 1–2, pl. 18, fig. 3; 1922d:137; 1923:548.

Oligodon ancorus, Leviton, 1963a:463 .— McLeod, Siler, Diesmos, Diesmos, Garcia, Arkonceo, Balaquit, Uy, Villaseran, Yarra, and Brown, 2011:188.— Devan-Song and Brown, 2012:13, fig. 32.— Brown, Siler, Oliveros, Welton, Rock, Swab, Van Weerd, van Beijnen, Jose, Rodriguez, Jose, and Diesmos, 2013:84.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:483.— Supsup, 2016:428.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— not given but subsequently stated as Manila, Luzon Id., Philippines (Girard [1858:168]). Holotype: USNM 5521.

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) (Map 27B [p. 138]).— Luzon (Prov.: Albay, Aurora, Bataan, Batangas, Benguet, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Kalinga, Laguna, Manila, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, Quezon, Zambales), Mindoro (Prov.: Oriental Mindoro).

REMARKS.— See Leviton (1963a:464) for comments on specimens said to have come from localities other than those mentioned here.

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Near Threatened [2016] ver. 3.1.