Ramphotyphlops cumingii (Gray, 1845)

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 : 411

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.11512589

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12724432

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B38B5C-8479-FFCA-FFDC-FCC1FCFCF9E7

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Ramphotyphlops cumingii (Gray, 1845)
status

 

Ramphotyphlops cumingii (Gray, 1845) View in CoL

Photo figures 6–7

Cuming’s Worm Snake; Cuming’s Blind Snake

Onychophis Cumingii Gray, 1845:133 .

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

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

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

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

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

Ramphotyphlops cumingii, Wynn and Leviton, 1993:45 View in CoL .— 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 View in CoL .

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.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Repitilia

Order

Squamata

SuperFamily

Typhlopoidea

Family

Typhlopidae

SubFamily

Asiatyphlopinae

Genus

Ramphotyphlops

Loc

Ramphotyphlops cumingii (Gray, 1845)

Leviton, Alan E., Siler, Cameron D., Weinell, Jeffrey L. & Brown, Rafe M. 2018
2018
Loc

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

SANGUILA, M. B. & K. A. COBB & C. D. SILER & A. C. DIESMOS & A. C. ALCALA & R. M. BROWN 2016: 106
2016
Loc

Ramphotyphlops cumingii

SUPSUP, CHRISTIAN & M. PUNA & AUGUSTO & A. ASIS & BERNARD & R. REDOBLADO & MARIA FATIMA & G. PANAGUINIT & FAITH & M. GUINTO & EDMUND & B. RICO & ARVIN & C. DIESMOS & RAFE & M. BROWN & AND NEIL ALDRIN & D. MALLARI 2016: 172
FERNER, JOHN & M. BROWN & ROGELIO & V. SISON & AND ROBERT & S. KENNEDY 2001: 54
MCDIARMID, ROY & A. CAMPBELL & AND T'SHAKA & A. TOURE 1999: 63
WALLACH, VAN 1993: 271
1993
Loc

Typhlops cumingii

TAYLOR, EDWARD 1922: 66
1922
Loc

Typhlops dendrophis

TAYLOR, EDWARD 1922: 60
1922
Loc

Typhlops mindanensis

TAYLOR, EDWARD 1922: 65
1922
Loc

Typhlops longicauda

TAYLOR, EDWARD 1922: 63
TAYLOR, EDWARD 1919: 108
1919
Loc

Typhlops rugosa

TAYLOR, EDWARD 1919: 109
1919
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