Pseudorabdion mcnamarae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Pseudorabdion |
| Species: | P. mcnamarae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorabdion mcnamarae (Taylor, 1917)
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Pseudorabdion mcnamarae is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.[1][2]
Etymology[]
The specific name, mcnamarae, is in honor of Homer McNamara who was superintendent of La Carlota Agricultural Station, Philippines, and assisted Taylor in the field.[3]
Habitat[]
Pseudorabdion mcnamarae inhabits primary and secondary forests where it occurs under rotting leaves on the forest floor.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Brown, R.; Ledesma, M. (2009). "Pseudorabdion mcnamarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169801A6675587. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169801A6675587.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Pseudorabdion mcnamarae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 March 2016.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudorabdion mcnamarae, p. 174).
Further reading[]
- Taylor EH (1917). "Snakes and lizards from Negros, with descriptions of new species and new subspecies". Philippine J. Sci. 12 (6): 353–381. (Pseudorhabdium mcnamarae, new species, pp. 363–364, Figures 2a, 2b, 2c).
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- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
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- Colubrids
- Reptiles of the Philippines
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