Malayotyphlops ruficaudus (Gray, 1845)

Photo figures 3–4 [5]

Red-tailed Worm Snake; Red-tailed Blind Snake

Anilios ruficauda Gray, 1845:136 .

Typhlops jagorii Peters, 1861:684 (type locality: Abhang des Vulkan Ysarog, Luzon; holotype: ZMB 3964 [fide McDiarmid et al. [1999:118]).— Taylor, 1922a:53.

Typhlops petersi Steindachner, 1867:515, pl. 13, figs. 7–9 (type locality: “ Philippinen ”).

Typhlops ruficauda, Taylor, 1922a:54 .

Typhlops ruficaudus, Brown, Ferner, Sison, Gonzales, and Kennedy, 1996:14 .— McDiarmid, Campbell, and Touré, 1999:118.— McLeod, Siler, Diesmos, Diesmos, Garcia, Arkonceo, Balaquit, Uy, Villaseran, Yarra, and Brown, 2011:190, fig. 8E (fig. labeled Typhlops ruficaudatus [sic]).— Devan-Song and Brown, 2012:16.— Siler, Swab, Oliveros, Diesmos, Averia, Alcala, and Brown, 2012:457.— Brown, Siler, Oliveros, Welton, Rock, Swab, Van Weerd, van Beijnen, Jose, Rodriguez, Jose, and Diesmos, 2013:92.

Malayotyphlops ruficauda, Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin, and Vidal, 2014:38 .

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— “ Philippines ” Syntypes (3): BMNH 1946.1.11.4– 1946.1.11.6 .

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) (Map 25D [p. 136]).— Babuyan Ids. (Camiguin Norte), Luzon (Prov.: Bulacan, Camarines Sur, Isabela, Laguna, Manila, Zambales), Marinduque, Negros, Sibuyan, Tablas.

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