Lycodon ferroni Lanza, 1999

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 : 439-440

Lycodon ferroni Lanza, 1999

Ferron’s Asian Wolf Snake

Lycodon ferroni Lanza, 1999:90 , 97, figs. 1–2.— Gaulke, 2002:89–90.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:393.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Lungib Ginbagsangan, about 32 km by air NNE of Catbalogan (“Barrio Kag-Toto-Og; Provincia Samar Occidental”), Samar Id., Philippines. Holotype: MZUF 36690 .

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) ( Map 22C [p. 133]).— Samar (Prov.: Western Samar).

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

Lycodon muelleri Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854 Photo figure 47 Müller’s Asian Wolf Snake

Lycodon mülleri Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854:382 .

Stegonotus dumerili (nec Boulenger), Boettger:1898:39.— Griffin, 1911:259 (in part).

Haplonodon philippinensis Griffin, 1910:212 (type locality: Polillo Island; type destroyed; neotype CAS 62425 [designated by Leviton, 1965c:127]).— Taylor, 1922a:126, text-figs. 13a–b, pl. 9.; 1922b:199; 1922d:137.

Lycodon muelleri, Leviton, 1965c:125 .— Ross and Gonzales, 1992:67.— Ota and Ross, 1994:170 et seq., fig. 12a.— Lanza, 1999:89, 97.— Siler, Welton, Siler, Brown, Bucol, Diesmos, and Brown, 2011:190, fig. 32.— Brown, Siler, Oliveros, Welton, Rock, Swab, Van Weerd, van Beijnen, Jose, Rodriguez, Jose, and Diesmos, 2013:84, fig. 89.— Siler, Oliveros, Santanen, and Brown, 2013:268, 272, fig. 3.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:395.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Java (in error); restricted to Luzon Id., Philippines by Leviton (1965:126). Syntypes (2): MNHN 848 and 1320 .

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) ( Map 22D [p. 133]).— Batan (Itbayat), Catanduanes, Luzon (Prov.: Albay, Aurora, Camarines Norte, Cavite, Isabela, Laguna, Quezon, Sorsogon), Marinduque, Mindoro, Polillo.

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

Lycodon sealei Leviton, 1955 Photo figures 48–50 Seale’s Banded Asian Wolf Snake

Ophites subcinctus, Taylor, 1922a:124 , text-figs. 12a–b, pl. 8.

Lycodon subcinctus, Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:396 (part).

Lycodon subcinctus sealei Leviton, 1955:195 ; 1965c:128.— Lanza, 1999:89, 96.— Siler, Oliveros, Santanen, and Brown, 2013:271.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Puerto Princesa, Palawan Id., Philippines. Holotype: CAS 15819 .

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION.— Palawan.

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES) ( Map 23A [p. 134]).— Possibly also northern Borneo (Mt. Kina Balu [also as Kinabalu], Sandakan, Sungai).

REMARKS.— Siler et al. (2013) used a multilocus phylogenetic study to demonstrate a substantial genetic divergence between L. subcinctus from Malaysia, Thailand, and Palawan. This plus the highly distinctive (reduced) banding pattern endemic to Palawan, suggests that this western Philippine lineage ought to be recognized as a distinct species.

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— The conservation status of Lycodon sealei 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.