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Pseudorabdion saravacense (Shelford, 1901)

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Pseudorabdion saravacense (Shelford, 1901)
Name authority
(Shelford, 1901)
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
  11. infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
  12. familyColubridae
  13. subfamilyCalamariinae
  14. genusPseudorabdion
  15. speciesPseudorabdion saravacense (Shelford, 1901)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudorabdion. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
White-collared Reed SnakePseudorabdion albonuchalis (Günther, 1896)ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Common Collared SnakePseudorabdion collaris (Mocquard, 1892)ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudorabdion eiselti Inger & Leviton, 1961ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
McNamara's Burrowing SnakePseudorabdion mcnamarae (Taylor, 1917)ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Modigliani’s dwarf reed snakePseudorabdion modiglianii Doria & Petri, 2010ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sarasin’s Reed SnakePseudorabdion sarasinorum (Müller, 1895)ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Zamboanga Burrowing SnakePseudorabdion ater (Taylor, 1922)ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mountain Burrowing SnakePseudorabdion montanum Leviton & Brown, 1959ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Günther's Dwarf Reed SnakePseudorabdion oxycephalum (Günther, 1858)ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sirambé dwarf reed snakePseudorabdion sirambense Doria & Petri, 2010ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Panay Island Reed SnakePseudorabdion talonuran Brown, Leviton & Sison, 1999ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Taylor's Burrowing SnakePseudorabdion taylori Leviton & Brown, 1959ColubridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Agrophis saravacensis Shelford, 1901 Shelford, 1901synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Malaysia (Borneo: Sarawak)

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pseudorabdion&species=saravacense 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:4P9D3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.