Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Cyclocoridae Bibliography of the genus Oxyrhabdium Biodiversity of the family Cyclocoridae Genus Oxyrhabdium Philippine Burrowing Snakes Philippinische Wühlnattern Filippinske Gravesnoge 1854 Stenognathus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril [not Stenognathus Chaudoir 1843 (Insecta)] (type species: Stenognathus modestus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854) 1893 Oxyrhabdium Boulenger [substitute name for Stenognathus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854] Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: Philippines (Babuyan Islands [Calayan], Bohol, Camiguin Sur, Catanduanes, Cebu, Dinagat, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Panay, Samar, Sulu Islands [Basilan]). Oxyrhabdium leporinum Philippine Banded Burrowing Snake Philippinische Gebänderte Wühlnatter Filippinsk Båndet Gravesnog 1858 Rhabdosoma leporinum Günther Oxyrhabdium leporinum Boulenger 1893 1872 Stenognathus brevirostris Peters (Leviton 1957) 1958 Oxyrhabdium leporinum visayanum Leviton Other common names: visayanum: Western Visayan Banded Burrowing Snake Remarks: A record from Mindanao (Relox, Leano & Ates-Camino 2011) is regarded herein as erroneous, following Supsup, Guinto, Redoblado & Gomez (2017). Distribution: Philippines (Babuyan Islands [Calayan], Cebu, Luzon, Mindoro, Negros, Panay). Oxyrhabdium modestum Philippine Bandless Burrowing Snake, Philippine Shrub Snake, Non-banded Philippine Burrowing Snake Philippinische Einfarbige Wühlnatter Filippinsk Ensfarvet Gravesnog 1854 Stenognathus modestus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril Rhabdosoma modestum Günther 1879 Geophis modestus Boettger 1886 Oxyrhabdium modestum Boulenger 1893 1885 Geophis schadenbergi Fischer (Leviton 1957) Remarks: Records from Negros need confirmation (Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018). Distribution: Philippines (Bohol, Camiguin Sur, Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao, Samar, Sulu Islands [Basilan]).