| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Calamariinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Sarasin’s Reed Snake |
| Synonym | Agrophis sarasinorum MÜLLER 1895
Agrophis sarasinorum — BOULENGER 1897: 222
Pseudorabdion sarasinorum — LEVITON & BROWN 1959
Pseudorabdion sarasinorum — BROWN, LEVITON & SISON 1999
Pseudorabdion sarasinorum — DORIA & PETRI 2010
Pseudorabdion sarasinorum — WALLACH et al. 2014: 607 |
| Distribution | Indonesia (Sulawesi)
Type locality: Gunung (Vulcan), Soudara, northern Celebes.
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: NMBA 1678 (Basel) |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1220 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Synonymy: The genus Agrophis, which was established by F. Müller for this species, is closely allied to the American genus Geophis, from which it differs in the smaller anterior nasal. (Boulenger 1897: 222) |
| Etymology | Named after Swiss zoologists and cousins PAUL and FRITZ SARASIN. |
| References |
- Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
- Boulenger, G.A. 1897. A catalogue of the reptiles and batrachians of Celebes with special reference to the collections made by Drs P & F Sarasin in 1893-1896. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1897: 193-237 [p228-237: batrachia] - get paper here
- Brown, Rafe M.; Leviton,A.E. & Sison,R.V. 1999. Description of a new species of Pseudorabdion (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Panay Island, Philippines with a revised key to the genus. Asiatic Herpetological Research 8: 07-12 - get paper here
- 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
- Koch, A. 2012. Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore islands. Edition Chimaira, 374 pp. [ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4] - get paper here
- Lang, Ruud de & G. Vogel 2005. The snakes of Sulawesi. A field guide to the land snakes of Sulawesi with identification keys. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, 25, Frankfurt am Main, 312 pp.
- Leviton,A. E. & W. C. Brown, 1959. A review of the snakes of the genus Pseudorabdion with remarks on the status of the genera Agryophis and Typhlogeophis (Serpentes: Colubridae). Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 29: 475-508 - get paper here
- Müller, F. 1895. Reptilien und Amphibien aus Celebes. (II. Bericht). Verh. naturf. Ges. Basel 10: 862-869 - get paper here
- Müller,F. 1894. Reptilien und Amphibien aus Celebes. Verh. Ges. Basel 10 (3): 825-843 [1895]
- 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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