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Oxyrhabdium modestum (DUMÉRIL, 1853)

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Higher TaxaCyclocoridae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Philippine Shrub Snake 
SynonymSténognathe modestus DUMÉRIL 1853: 72
Stenognathus modestus — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1854: 504
Stenognathus modestus — GÜNTHER 1873: 169
Geophis schadenbergi FISCHER 1885: 93
Geophis modestus — BOETTGER 1896: 77 (part.)
Oxyrhabdium modestum — BOULENGER 1893: 302
Oxyrhabdium modestum — LEVITON 1964: 410
Oxyrhabdium modestum — HALLERMANN 2007
Oxyrhabdium modestum — WALLACH et al. 2014: 517 
DistributionPhilippines (Basilan, Bohol, Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao, Negros, Samar, Camiguin Sur)

Type locality: see comment (in error)  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntype: MNHN-RA 7301 and MNHN-RA 7301A, BMNH 1946.1.13.98 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1339 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: GÜNTHER 1873 and LEVITON 1964 list Rhabdosoma leporinum as a synonym of Stenognathus modestus DUMÉRIL & BIBRON.

Phylogenetics: The genus Oxyrhabdium has not been unambiguously assigned to any particular snake family although Zaher et al. 2019 showed that it (as represented by DNA sequences from O. leporinum) is more closely related to Psammophiidae and Prosymnidae than to any other family.

Distribution: the original type locality, “Java” is in error.

Type species: Sténognathus modestus DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1854 is the type species of the genus Oxyrhabdium BOULENGER 1893. 
References
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  • Decena, S. C. P., Macasait Jr, D. R., & Arguelles, M. S. 2023. Species Accounts, Assemblage, and Microhabitats of Amphibians and Reptiles of Northeastern Leyte, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science, 152(1), 1-34
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  • Duméril, ANDRÉ MARIE CONSTANT 1853. Prodrome de la classifcation des reptiles ophidiens. Mém. Acad. Sci., Paris, 23: 399-536 - get paper here
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  • Leviton, A.E. 1957. A review of the Philippine snakes of the genus Oxyrhabdium (Serpentes, Colubridae). Wasmann Journal of Biology 15 (2): 285–303 - get paper here
  • Leviton, A.E. 1964. Contributions to a review of Philippine snakes. VI. The snakes of the genus Oxyrhabdion. Philippine J. Sci. 93: 407-422 - get paper here
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