Hologerrhum

Hologerrhum
Hologerrhum philippinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Lamprophiidae
Subfamily:Cyclorinae
Genus:Hologerrhum
Günther, 1858

Hologerrhum is a genus of snakes in the family Lamprophiidae.[1]

Geographic range

The genus Hologerrhum is endemic to the Philippines.[1]

Species

The genus Hologerrhum contains two species which are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Hologerrhum dermali R.M. Brown, Leviton, Ferner & Sison, 2001
  • Hologerrhum philippinum Günther, 1858

Etymology

The specific name, dermali, is in honor of American herpetologist Ronald Ian Crombie (born 1949) whose nickname is "Dermal".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Genus Hologerrhum at The Reptile Database.
  2. ↑ 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. ("Crombie", p. 62; "Dermal", p. 70).

Further reading

  • Günther A (1858). Catalogue of the Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 281 pp. (Hologerrhum, new genus, p. 186; H. philippinum, new species, pp. 186-187).


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