Liopeltis philippinus (Boettger, 1897)

Leviton, Alan E., Siler, Cameron D., Weinell, Jeffrey L. & Brown, Rafe M., 2018, Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Oxford, England) 64 (14), pp. 399-568 : 435-436

Liopeltis philippinus (Boettger, 1897)

Philippine Smooth [Reed] Snake

Ablabes philippinus Boettger, 1897:164 .— Griffin, 1911:261.

Liopeltis philippinus, Taylor, 1922a:164 , pl. 20.— Leviton, 1964a:370.— Mertens, 1967:90.— Gaulke, 1999:278.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:377.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Culion (restricted by Leviton [1964a:370]; see also Mertens [1967:90]). Lectotype: SMF 19318 (fide Mertens [1967:90]; selected from suite of three Syntypes: SMF 8281 , 8282 a–b ).

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) ( Map 20C [p. 131]).— Busuanga, Calamian Ids. (Calauit), Culion, Palawan. (Boettger also lists Samar but both Leviton (op cit.) and Mertens (op. cit.) question this reference.)

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— The conservation status of Liopeltis philippinus 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.