title: Pisodonophis copelandi
text: # Pisodonophis copelandi
  
  Pisodonophis copelandi is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Albert William Herre in 1953. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 30.8 centimetres (12.1 in).
  
  Named in honor of botanist Edwin Bingham Copeland (1873-1964), who was a founder of the Philippine College of Agriculture.
  
  