Hologerrhum dermali

{{Short description|Species of snake}}

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| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite journal |vauthors=Jose R, Diesmos A, Demegillo A |title=Hologerrhum dermali |journal=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |volume=2009 |year=2009 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169769A6671608.en |doi-access=free }}

| genus = Hologerrhum

| species = dermali

| authority = R.M. Brown, Leviton, Ferner & Sison, 2001

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Hologerrhum dermali, also known commonly as Crombie's stripe-lipped snake and Dermal's cylindrical snake, is a species of snake in the family Cyclocoridae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.

Etymology

The specific name, dermali, is in honor of American herpetologist Ronald Crombie whose nickname is "Dermal".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}}. (Hologerrhum dermali, p. 70).

Geographic range

H. dermali is found on the island of Panay.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. dermali is forest, at altitudes of {{convert|200|–|1,600|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

Reproduction

H. dermali is oviparous.

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Further reading

  • Brown RM, Leviton AE, Ferner JW, Sison RV (2001). "A New Snake of the Genus Hologerrhum Günther (Reptilia; Squamata; Colubridae) from Panay Island, Philippines". Asiatic Herpetological Research 9: 9–22. (Hologerrhum dermali, new species).
  • Gaulke M (2011). The Herpetofauna of Panay Island, Philippines. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 390 pp. {{ISBN|978-3899734812}}. (Hologerrhum dermali, p. 284).

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Category:Hologerrhum

Category:Snakes of Asia

Category:Reptiles of the Philippines

Category:Endemic fauna of the Philippines

Category:Reptiles described in 2001

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