Calamaria buchi
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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. buchi
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Calamaria buchi, also known commonly as Buch's reed snake and the Dalat dwarf snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, buchi, is in honor of French missionary Father Buch who collected the holotype.[3]: 41
Description
[edit | edit source]The diameter of the eye of Calamaria buchi is equal to the distance from the eye to the mouth. The frontal is twice as wide as a supraocular. There is a preocular present. There are four upper labials, the second and third contacting the eye. The holotype, a female, has 221 ventrals.[2]
Geographic distribution
[edit | edit source]Calamaria buchi is found in Lam Dong Province[1][2] and Ha Tinh Province,[1] Vietnam.
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria buchi is forest, at elevations from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).[1]
Behavior
[edit | edit source]Calamaria buchi is terrestrial, fossorial, and nocturnal.[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]Calamaria buchi is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]Further reading
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