Malayotyphlops ruber (Boettger, 1897)

Leviton, Alan E., Siler, Cameron D., Weinell, Jeffrey L. & Brown, Rafe M., 2018, Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 64 (14), pp. 399-568 : 410-411

Malayotyphlops ruber (Boettger, 1897)

Samar Blind Snake

Typhlops ruber Boettger, 1897:164 .— Taylor, 1922a:55; 1922d:136.— McDiarmid, Campbell, and Touré, 1999:118.

Malayotyphlops ruber, Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin, and Vidal, 2014:38 .— Wynn, Diesmos, and Brown, 2016:162, figs. 1 [map], 2.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Samar Id., Philippines. Holotype: SMF 16616 . PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) ( Map 25C [p. 136]).— Samar.

REMARKS.— See comments under M. luzonensis .

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Least Concern [2016] ver. 3.1.

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.

Ramphotyphlops cumingii (Gray, 1845) Photo figures 6–7 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.