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Venom status
Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
Known venom effects
Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
Uses streambanks in selectively logged forest. Resting snakes occupied fern fronds, fern axils and low sapling branches. Its atlas account links 8 named island or island-group records to the source literature.
OccurrenceConfirmed
Islands named8
Natural history5 sourced topics
References4
Literature updated 2026-10-07 · Editorial review pending
Resting observations do not imply exclusively daytime activity.
Reproduction
The species account records egg-laying reproduction. A verified Philippine clutch-size range, incubation interval and breeding calendar are not established here.
Reproductive mode reported for this named species.
Mode alone does not establish litter or clutch size, seasonal timing, or captive husbandry requirements.
Philippine distribution
The atlas records Oxyrhabdium modestum from these named Philippine areas: Mindanao, Samar, Leyte, Negros, Bohol, Basilan, Dinagat, Camiguin Sur. These are literature areas rather than a continuous range boundary.
Literature documented · Existing checklist occurrence statement and distribution review
The original evidence level is retained.
A country listing cannot establish an island or a precise locality.
Taxonomic context
Oxyrhabdium modestum is retained in the atlas’s dated checklist under Cyclocoridae. The authority is (DUMÉRIL 1853). Earlier names and the original source notes are preserved below for comparison.
Literature documented · Checklist identity and nomenclatural trail
Checklist verified 2026-09-05; not a newly revised taxonomic backbone.
Historical names can cover different biological concepts; synonyms should not be used to transfer records automatically.
Across the archipelago
Where this species is recorded
PhilippinesN ↑
Documented islands: gold · island groups: dashed circles
Island-level records · not continuous habitat coverage. Dashed circles locate groups, not individual observations.
Philippine distribution
Documented places
8 named islands / island groups
Select an island to read its distribution record and sources. Uncoloured islands are not evidence of absence.
Distribution record & sources
Philippines (Basilan, Bohol, Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao, Negros, Samar, Camiguin Sur)
Type locality: see comment (in error)
The atlas records Oxyrhabdium modestum from these named Philippine areas: Mindanao, Samar, Leyte, Negros, Bohol, Basilan, Dinagat, Camiguin Sur. These are literature areas rather than a continuous range boundary.
Venom classification not yet added · Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
Observe from a distance. Do not handle, corner or capture a snake to identify it. An incomplete venom account is not evidence that a species is safe to handle.
After a suspected snakebite, keep the person still and arrange urgent medical care. Avoid tight tourniquets, cutting, suction and unproven remedies. Do not wait to identify the snake before seeking help.
Synonymy: GÜNTHER 1873 and LEVITON 1964 list Rhabdosoma leporinum as a synonym of Stenognathus modestus DUMÉRIL & BIBRON.
Phylogenetics: The genus Oxyrhabdium has not been unambiguously assigned to any particular snake family although Zaher et al. 2019 showed that it (as represented by DNA sequences from O. leporinum) is more closely related to Psammophiidae and Prosymnidae than to any other family.
Distribution: the original type locality, “Java” is in error.
Type species: Sténognathus modestus DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1854 is the type species of the genus Oxyrhabdium BOULENGER 1893.
References attached to this record
2026
The Reptile Database — species checklist, 17 June 2026
Oxyrhabdium modestum — The Reptile Database species account
Uetz, P.; Hallermann, J. et al. (editors)
Public species fields consulted for bounded biological summaries. Primary sources quoted within the database were not independently examined unless explicitly stated. The catalogue name may differ from the current source title.