Biology:Calamaria griswoldi

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Calamaria griswoldi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Calamaria
Species:
C. griswoldi
Binomial name
Calamaria griswoldi
Loveridge, 1938
Synonyms[1]
  • Calamaria lumbricoidea griswoldi
    Loveridge, 1938
  • Calamaria griswoldi
    — Marx & Inger, 1955

Calamaria griswoldi, also known commonly as the dwarf reed snake and the lined reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Borneo.

Etymology

The specific name, griswoldi, is in honor of American ornithologist John Augustus Griswold Jr. (1912–1991), who collected the holotype.[2]

Geographic distribution

Calamaria griswoldi is endemic to Borneo with records from Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia).[3][1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria griswoldi is forest, at elevations of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft).[3]

Description

Calamaria griswoldi is a small species. Maximum recorded total length (tail included) is 49 cm (19 in).[1]

Reproduction

Calamaria griswoldi is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Calamaria griswoldi at the Reptarium.cz 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. (Calamaria griswoldi, p. 109).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named iucn status 11 November 2021

Further reading

  • Das I (2012). A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. 176 pp. ISBN 978-1906780708.
  • Inger, R.F.; Marx, H. (1965). "The Systematics and Evolution of the Oriental Colubrid Snakes of the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana: Zoology 49 (1–304).  (Calamaria griswoldi, pp. 92–94, Figure 23).
  • Loveridge A (1938). "New Snakes of the Genera Calamaria, Bungarus, and Trimeresurus from Mount Kinabalu, North Borneo". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 51: 43–46. (Calamaria lumbricoidea griswoldi, new subspecies, pp. 43–44).
  • Marx H, Inger RF (1955). "Notes on Snakes of the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana Zoology 37 (7): 167–209. (Calamaria griswoldi, new status, pp. 183–185).


Wikidata ☰ Q2933485 entry