Calamaria grabowskyi
| Calamaria grabowskyi | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Calamaria |
| Species: | C. grabowskyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calamaria grabowskyi Fischer, 1885
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| File:Calamaria grabowskyi distribution.png | |
Calamaria grabowskyi, also known commonly as Grabowsky's dwarf snake and Grabowsky's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo in Maritime Southeast Asia.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, grabowskyi, is in honor of biologist Friedrich J. Grabowsky, who worked in Borneo and New Guinea in the 1880s.[2]
Geographic distribution
[edit | edit source]On the island of Borneo, Calamaria grabowskyi is found in the countries of Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[1][3]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria grabowskyi is forest, at elevations below 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]Females of Calamaria grabowskyi may attain a total length (tail included) of about 47 cm (19 in). Males are smaller and may attain a total length of about 37 cm (15 in).[3]
Behavior
[edit | edit source]Calamaria grabowskyi is a terrestrial species which lives in the leaf litter of the forest.[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]Calamaria grabowskyi is oviparous.[3]
References
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- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Calamaria grabowskyi, p. 105).
- ^ a b c Species Calamaria grabowskyi at The Reptile Database
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphae. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. (Calamaria grabowskii, p. 336).
- Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Calamaria grabowskyi, p. 25).
- Fischer JG (1885). "Ueber eine Kollektion von Amphibien und Reptilien aus Südost-Borneo". Archiv für Naturgeschichte 51 (1): 41–72 + Plates IV–V. (Calamaria grabowskyi, new species, pp. 50–52 + Plate IV, figures 1a–1e). (in German).
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