Ptyas luzonensis ( Günther, 1873 ), Photo

Ptyas luzonensis ( Günther, 1873) View in CoL

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Smooth-scaled Rat Snake; Smooth-scaled Mountain Rat Snake; Philippine Rat Snake

Zaocys luzonensis Günther, 1873:165 View in CoL , pl. 18.— Taylor, 1922a:135, pl. 12, figs. 1, 3, pl. 13, figs. 1– 2 View FIGURE ; 1922c:296; 1922d:138.— Leviton, 1983:201.— Ross and Gonzales, 1992:68.— Diesmos, Brown, and Gee, 2004:71.— Gaulke, 2001:30, fig. 10; 2011:316; 2011:316–317, figs. 214– 216, 218.— Ferner, Brown, Sison, and Kennedy, 2001:53 [20].— Diesmos, Brown, and Gee, 2004:71.

Ptyas luzonensis, McLeod, Siler, Diesmos, Diesmos, Garcia, Arkonceo, Balaquit, Uy, Villaseran, Yarra, and Brown, 2011:188 View in CoL , fig. 8C.— Brown, Oliveros, Siler, Fernandez, Welton, Buenavente. Diesmos, and Diesmos, 2012:483.— Devan-Song and Brown, 2012:14, fig. 33.— Brown, Siler, Oliveros, Welton, Rock, Swab, Van Weerd, van Beijnen, Jose, Rodriguez, Jose, and Diesmos, 2013:86, fig. 92.— Wallach, Williams, and Boundy, 2014:606.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN ( S).— Luzon Id., Philippines. Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.7.89 .

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION ( ENDEMIC) ( Map 32B [p. 143]).— Catanduanes, Leyte, Luzon (Prov.: Albay, Aurora, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines del Norte, Camarines del Sur , Ilocos Norte, Kalinga, Laguna, Quezon, Sorsogon, Zambales), Negros, Panay, Polillo.

REMARKS.— Preliminary review suggests that the taxonomic relationships of the West Visayan (Negros, Panay) and Mindanao PAIC ( Leyte Id.) populations should be reviewed.

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Least Concern [2016] ver. 3.1.