NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
White-collared Reed Snake
Pseudorabdion albonuchalis (Günther, 1896)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Pseudorabdion albonuchalis is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Borneo and occurs in Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia), Kalimantan (Indonesia), and Brunei. It is also known as the white-collared reed snake.
Wikipedia contributors, Pseudorabdion albonuchalis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:26:34.849319+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudorabdion albonuchalis (Günther, 1896)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1896)
- Common name
- White-collared Reed Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Pseudorabdion
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyCalamariinae
- genusPseudorabdion
- speciesPseudorabdion albonuchalis (Günther, 1896)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudorabdion. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Common Collared SnakePseudorabdion collaris (Mocquard, 1892) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudorabdion eiselti Inger & Leviton, 1961 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| McNamara's Burrowing SnakePseudorabdion mcnamarae (Taylor, 1917) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Modigliani’s dwarf reed snakePseudorabdion modiglianii Doria & Petri, 2010 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sarasin’s Reed SnakePseudorabdion sarasinorum (Müller, 1895) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudorabdion saravacense (Shelford, 1901) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zamboanga Burrowing SnakePseudorabdion ater (Taylor, 1922) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mountain Burrowing SnakePseudorabdion montanum Leviton & Brown, 1959 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Günther's Dwarf Reed SnakePseudorabdion oxycephalum (Günther, 1858) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sirambé dwarf reed snakePseudorabdion sirambense Doria & Petri, 2010 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panay Island Reed SnakePseudorabdion talonuran Brown, Leviton & Sison, 1999 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Taylor's Burrowing SnakePseudorabdion taylori Leviton & Brown, 1959 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Geophis albonuchalis Günther, 1896 Günther, 1896 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pseudorabdion&species=albonuchalis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4P9CN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.