Calamaria griswoldi
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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. griswoldi
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| Calamaria griswoldi Loveridge, 1938
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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.[3]
Geographic distribution
Calamaria griswoldi is endemic to Borneo with records from Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia).[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria griswoldi is forest, at elevations of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft).[1]
Description
Calamaria griswoldi is a small species. Maximum recorded total length (tail included) is 49 cm (19 in).[2]
Reproduction
Calamaria griswoldi is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Iskandar, D.; Jenkins, H.; Das, I.; Auliya, M.; Inger, R.F.; Lilley, R. (2020). "Calamaria griswoldi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T191944A176109821. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T191944A176109821.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Calamaria griswoldi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ 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).
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).