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Latest revision as of 01:58, 18 December 2025
Species of snake
Pseudorabdion mcnamarae, also known commonly as McNamara’s burrowing snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.[1][2]
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]
Geographic distribution
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In the Philippines, Pseudorabdion mcnamarae is found on the islands of Biliran, Cebu, Masbate, Negros, Panay, Sibuyan, and Tablas.[1]
Pseudorabdion mcnamarae inhabits primary and secondary forests, at elevations of 200–1,600 m (660–5,250 ft), where it occurs under rotting leaves on the forest floor.[1]
Pseudorabdion mcnamarae is terrestrial and semi-fossorial.[1]
Pseudorabdion mcnamarae preys predominately upon worms.[1]
Pseudorabdion mcnamarae is oviparous.[2]
- Leviton, A.E.; Brown, W.C. (1959). “A Review of the Snakes of the Genus Pseudorabdion with Remarks on the Status of Genera Agrophis and Typhlogeophis (Serpentes: Colubridae)”. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 29: 475–508. (Pseudorabdion mcnamarae, new combination).
- Taylor EH (1917). “Snakes and lizards from Negros, with descriptions of new species and new subspecies”. Philippine Journal of Science 12: 353–381. (Pseudorhabdium mcnamarae, new species, pp. 363–364, Figures 2a, 2b, 2c).
- Taylor, E.H. (1922). “Additions to the Herpetological Fauna of the Philippine Ialands, I”. Philippine Journal of Science. 21: 161–206. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.25389. (Pseudorhabdium minutum, new species, pp. 200–202).
- Weinell, J.L.; Hooper, E.; Leviton, A.E.; Brown, R.M. (2019). “Illustrated Key to the Snakes of the Philippines”. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 66 (1): 1–49. (Pseudorabdion mcnamarae, pp. 32, 48, Figure 43A).
