Ramphotyphlops cumingii (Gray, 1845)

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Cuming’s Worm Snake; Cuming’s Blind Snake

Onychophis Cumingii Gray, 1845:133 .

Typhlops longicauda Taylor 1919:108; 1922a:63, pl. 1, figs. 1a–c (type locality: Bunawan, Agusan Prov., Mindanao).

Typhlops rugosa Taylor 1919:109 (type locality: Bunawan, Agusan Prov., Mindanao).

Typhlops cumingii, Taylor, 1922a:66, figs. 4a–c; 1922b:196.

Typhlops dendrophis Taylor, 1922a:60 (type locality: Bunawan, Agusan Prov., Mindanao).

Typhlops mindanensis Taylor 1922a:65 (type locality: Bunawan, Agusan Prov., Mindanao).

Ramphotyphlops cumingii, Wynn and Leviton, 1993:45 .— Wallach, 1993:271.— McDiarmid, Campbell, and Touré, 1999:63.— Ferner, Brown, Sison, and Kennedy, 2001:54 [21].— Supsup, Puna, Asis, Redoblado, Panaguinit, Guinto, Rico, Diesmos, Brown, and Mallari, 2016:172, fig. 35.— Supsup, Guinto, Redoblado, and Somez. 2017:9, fig. 5f.

Ramphotyphlops cf. cumingii, Sanguila, Cobb, Siler, Diesmos Alcala, and Brown, 2016:106 .

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— “ Philippines ” and “ Indian Ocean ” Syntypes (3) BMNH 1946.1.11.19–20, 1946.1.10.83.

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (Map 32C [p. 143]).— Bohol, Cebu, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindanao (Prov.: Davao Oriental), Negros (Prov.: Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental), Polillo, Sibuyan, Sicogon.

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES).— One of the syntypes, without locality, and according to Boulenger (1893, 1:51) collected by Sir. E. Belcher, is listed by McDiarmid et al. (1999:63) as “Indian Ocean” (“... obviously in reference to an island in the Indian Ocean.”). Except for this doubtful record, this species is known only from the Philippines.

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Data Deficient [2016] ver. 3.1.