Oligodon modestus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Oligodon
Species:

Oligodon modestus Günther, 1864: 210

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.5.54, adult ♂, collected by H. Cuming between 1836–1840.
Type locality: “Philippine Islands” restricted to “Negros Oriental Province, Negros Island” by Leviton (1963: 474).

Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page.
Leviton, A.E. 1963. Contributions to a review of Philippine snakes. I. The snakes of the genus Oligodon. The Philippine Journal of Science 91(4): 459–484.

Ferner, J.W., Brown, R.M., Sison, R.V. & Kennedy, R.S. 2001. The amphibians and reptiles of Panay Island, Philippines. Asiatic Herpetological Research 9: 34–70.

Gaulke, M. 2022. IUCN: Oligodon modestus (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T169817A180801274. Accessed on 03 July 2025.