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Pseudorabdion modiglianii DORIA & PETRI, 2010

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Calamariinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Modigliani’s dwarf reed snake 
SynonymPseudorabdion modiglianii DORIA & PETRI 2010
Pseudorabdion modiglianii — WALLACH et al. 2014: 607 
DistributionIndonesia (Sumatra)

Type locality: Indonesia, Sumatra Island, Province of Sumatera Barat, Padang  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: MSNG 55461, female; 1-15.IV.1894, leg. E. Modigliani. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1959 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentThe holotype was found, together with P. cfr. eiselti MSNG 55460, in the stomach of a specimen of Macropisthodon rhodomelas (Boie, 1827) MSNG 54627.

Doria & Petri 2010 did not provide any photos of this species. 
EtymologyThe specific epithet honors Elio Modigliani (1860-1932) who explored Sumatra, Nias, Engano and Mentawai and collected the type series. 
References
  • Doria, G. & Petri, M. 2010. PSEUDORABDION IN THE MUSEUM OF GENOVA WITH DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW SPECIES FROM SUMATRA AND A REVISED KEY TO THE GENUS. Annali del Museo Civico di storia naturale “G. Doria” 102: 187-201
  • Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
 
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