Biology:Calamaria lumholtzi
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Short description: Species of snake
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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. lumholtzi
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| Calamaria lumholtzi Andersson, 1923
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Calamaria lumholtzi, also known commonly as Lumholz'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, lumholtzi, is in honor of Norwegian explorer Carl Sofus Lumholtz.[2]: 162
Geographic range
Calamaria lumholtzi is found on the island of Borneo.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria lumholtzi is forest, at altitudes of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[3]
Behavior
Calamaria lumholtzi is terrestrial.[3]
Reproduction
Calamaria lumholtzi is oviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Species Calamaria lumholtzi 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
- Andersson, L.G. (1923). "Some reptiles and batrachians from Central-Borneo. Collected in the years 1914 and 1915 by Carl Lumholtz". Meddelelser Fra Det Zoologiske Museum, Kristinia 61 (7): 119–125. (Calamaria lumholtzi, new species).
- Cochran, D.M. (1923). "Two new species of Calamaria from Borneo". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 36: 91–92. (Calamaria raveni, new species).
- Das, I. (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. 144 pp. (Calamaria lumholtzi, p. 9).
- Stuebing, Robert B.; Inger, Robert F.; Lardner, Björn (2014). A Field Guide to the Snakes of Borneo, Second Edition. Borneo: Natural History Publications. ISBN 978-983-812-151-4. 310 pp.
Wikidata ☰ Q2933503 entry
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