''Cyclocorus lineatus'', commonly known as Reinhardt's lined snake, is a species of snake in the family

Cyclocoridae Cyclocoridae is a family of elapoid snakes endemic to the Philippines. Taxonomy It was initially erected as a subfamily (Cyclocorinae) in 2017 to house four enigmatic, endemic genera containing seven species and one then-undescribed lineage t ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

Subspecies

Two

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

are recognized: * ''Cyclocorus lineatus alcalai''

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, 1967 * ''Cyclocorus lineatus lineatus'' ( Reinhardt, 1843)

References

Lamprophiidae Snakes of Asia Reptiles of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Reptiles described in 1843 {{Alethinophidia-stub