Biology:Calamaria linnaei
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Calamaria |
| Species: | C. linnaei
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| Calamaria linnaei H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827
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Calamaria linnaei, also known commonly as Linné's dwarf snake, Linne's dwarf snake, Linné's reed snake, and Linnaeus's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Indonesia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, linnaei, is in honor of Swedish botanist Carl Linné, better known as Linnaeus, who invented the binomial nomenclature system for naming species.[2]: 159
Geographic range
C. linnaei is found throughout the island of Java, but its occurrence elsewhere in Indonesia is uncertain.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. linnaei is forest, at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft), and it also has been found in plantations of tea and coffee.[3]
Behavior
C. linnaei is terrestrial, crepuscular, and fossorial.[3]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Species Calamaria linnaei at The Reptile Database
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Boie, F (1827). "Bemerkungen über Merrem's Versuchs eines Systems der Amphibien. 1te Lieferung: Ophidier". Isis von Oken 20: 508–566.: 539
- Manthey, U; Grossmann, W (1997). Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. p. 512. ISBN 978-3-931587-12-3.: 325
- Savage, JM; Myers, CW (2005). "Case 3357: Calamaria H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 (Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed conservation and designation of C. linnaei H. Boie in F. Boie, 1827 as the type species". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 62 (4): 185.
- Sidik, Irvan; Sumitro, Sutiman Bambang; Kurniawan, Nia (2018). "The Linnaeus's Reed Snake. Calamaria linnaei Boie (Squamata: Colubridae: Calamariinae) from Ijen Plateau, East Java, Indonesia". Research Journal of Life Sciences 5 (1): 42–53.
Wikidata ☰ Q2933500 entry
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