Dryophiops philippina Boulenger, 1896

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Philippine Keeled-bellied Whip Snake

Dryophiops philippina Boulenger, 1896:195, pl. 9, fig. 2.— Taylor, 1922a:213, pl. 6, figs. 4–6; 1922d:138.— Leviton, 1964c:141.— Brown and Alcala, 1970:114.— Smith, 1993:97.— Brown, Ferner, Sison, Gonzales, and Kennedy, 1996:13.— Gaulke, 2011:279–280, figs. 186– 188.— McLeod, Siler, Diesmos, Diesmos, Garcia, Arkonceo, Balaquit, Uy, Villaseran, Yarra, and Brown, 2011:188.— Devan-Song and Brown, 2012:13, fig. 30.— Siler, Swab, Oliveros, Diesmos, Averia, Alcala, and Brown, 2012:456.— Brown, Siler, Oliveros, Welton, Rock, Swab, Van Weerd, van Beijnen, Jose, Rodriguez, Jose, and Diesmos, 2013:81, fig. 84.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:246.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Cape Engaño, Cagayan Prov., Luzon Id. (by subsequent selection by Leviton [1964c:142]). Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.8.7, designated by Leviton (1964c:142).

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) (Map 13D [p. 124]).— Luzon (Prov.: Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cagayan, Laguna, Nueva Vizcaya, Rizal, [ Subic Bay], Zambales), Marinduque, Mindanao (Prov.: Davao del Sur [ Mt. Talomo], Zamboanga del Sur [Zamboanga City]), Mindoro, Negros (Prov.: Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental), Panay (Prov.: Aklan, Antique), Romblon, Sibuyan, Siquijor, (?) Samar.

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