Psammodynastes pulverulentus (H. Boie, H. Boie, 1827

Psammodynastes pulverulentus (H. Boie View in CoL in F. Boie, 1827)

Photo figures 85–86

Mole viper; Philippine Mock Viper; Dark-spotted Mock Viper

Psammophis pulverulentus H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827:547.

Lycodon bairdi Steindachner, 1867:90 ( type locality Philippines).

Psammodynastes pulverulentus, Boulenger, 1890:363 ; 1896:172.— Taylor, 1922a:209, figs. 18a–c; 1922c:298; 1922d:138.— Smith, 1943:268, fig. 117.— Leviton, 1983:205, figs. 2–3 View FIGURE .— Brown, McGuire, Ferner, Icarangal Jr., and Kennedy, 2000:189, fig. 31.— Ferner, Brown, Sison, and Kennedy, 2001:53 [20].— Gaulke, 2001:28.— Beukema, 2011b:93.— Oliveros, Ota, Crombie, and Brown, 2011:6.— Brown, Oliveros, Siler, Fernandez, Welton, Buenavente. Diesmos, and Diesmos, 2012:483, fig. 44.— Brown, Siler, Oliveros, Welton, Rock, Swab, Van Weerd, van Beijnen, Jose, Rodriguez, Jose, and Diesmos, 2013:84, fig. 90.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:574 (part).— Sanguila, Cobb, Siler, Diesmos Alcala, and Brown, 2016:105.— Supsup, Puna, Asis, Redoblado, Panaguinit, Guinto, Rico, Diesmos, Brown, and Mallari, 2016:169.

Psammodynastes pulverulentus pulverulentus, David, Pauwels, Lays, and Lenglet, 2006:217 .— Gaulke, 2011:304–305, figs 204–207.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN ( S).— Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 765 (designated by Inger in Van Wallach et al. [2014:574]).

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION ( Map 30B [p. 141]).— Balabac, Basilan, Batan Ids. (Batan, Sabtang), Bohol, Calamian Archipelago (Busuanga), Camiguin Sur, Cebu, Dinagat, Leyte, Luzon (Prov.: Albay, Aurora, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Laguna, Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon, Sorsogon), Mindanao (Prov.: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Bukidnon, Davao, Lanao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, South Cotabato, Surigao del Norte, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur [ Zamboanga City]), Negros (Prov.: Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental), Palawan, Panay, Polillo, Samar, Siargao, Sulu Archipelago (Bongao, Jolo).

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION ( OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES).— Widely distributed from India and throughout Souteast Asia, southern and eastern China, Taiwan. (See David, Pauwels, Lays, and Lenglet [2006:218]; also Miller and Zug [2016:fig. 1 {distribution map}].)

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— The conservation status of Psammpodynastes pulverulentus has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List [2016] ver. 3.1.