Pseudorabdion mcnamarae

Pseudorabdion mcnamarae
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Pseudorabdion
Species:	P. mcnamarae
Binomial name
	Pseudorabdion mcnamarae; (Taylor, 1917)
Synonyms
	Pseudorhabdium mcnamarae; Taylor, 1917; Pseudorhabdium minutum; Taylor, 1922; Pseudorabdion mcnamarae; — Leviton & W.C. Brown, 1959;

Last updated August 26, 2025

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]

Etymology

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

In the Philippines, Pseudorabdion mcnamarae is found on the islands of Biliran, Cebu, Masbate, Negros, Panay, Sibuyan, and Tablas.^[1]

Habitat

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]

Behavior

Pseudorabdion mcnamarae is terrestrial and semi-fossorial.^[1]

Diet

Pseudorabdion mcnamarae preys predominately upon worms.^[1]

Reproduction

Pseudorabdion mcnamarae is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Brown, R.; Gaulke, M.; Babiera, C.; Maglangit, E.P. (2022). "Pseudorabdion mcnamarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T169801A180389497. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
1 2 3 Pseudorabdion mcnamarae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 1 March 2016.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudorabdion mcnamarae, p. 174).

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 Science12: 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).

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[iucn_status_9_December_2022-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brown, R.; Gaulke, M.; Babiera, C.; Maglangit, E.P. (2022). "Pseudorabdion mcnamarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T169801A180389497. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Pseudorabdion mcnamarae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 1 March 2016.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudorabdion mcnamarae, p. 174).

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