Pseudorabdion mcnamarae, also known commonly as McNamara's burrowing snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.
Etymology The specific name, mcnamarae, is in honor of Homer McNamara who was superintendent of La Carlota Agricultural Station, Philippines, and assisted Taylor in the field.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Pseudorabdion mcnamarae, p. 174).
Geographic distribution In the Philippines, Pseudorabdion mcnamarae is found on the islands of Biliran, Cebu, Masbate, Negros, Panay, Sibuyan, and Tablas.
Habitat Pseudorabdion mcnamarae inhabits primary and secondary forests, at elevations of , where it occurs under rotting leaves on the forest floor.
Behavior Pseudorabdion mcnamarae is terrestrial and semi-fossorial.
Diet Pseudorabdion mcnamarae preys predominately upon worms.
Reproduction Pseudorabdion mcnamarae is oviparous.
References
Further reading (Pseudorabdion mcnamarae, new combination). Taylor EH (1917). "Snakes and lizards from Negros, with descriptions of new species and new subspecies". Philippine Journal of Science 12: 353–381. (Pseudorhabdium mcnamarae, new species, pp. 363–364, Figures 2a, 2b, 2c). (Pseudorhabdium minutum, new species, pp. 200–202). (Pseudorabdion mcnamarae, pp. 32, 48, Figure 43A).