Calamaria boesemani
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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. boesemani
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| Calamaria boesemani | |
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Calamaria boesemani, also known commonly as Boeseman's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, boesemani, is in honor of Dutch ichthyologist Marinus Boeseman.[3]: 29
Description
The eye of Calamaria boesemani is large for the genus, almost 1.5 times the distance from the eye to the mouth. The mental is not in contact with the anterior chin shields.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria boesemani is forest.[1]
Behavior
Calamaria boesemani is terrestrial and semifossorial.[1]
Reproduction
Calamaria boesemani is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Stubbs, A. (2021). "Calamaria boesemani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T176624A123633664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T176624A123633664.en.
- ^ a b c Species Calamaria boesemani 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.
Further reading
- de Lang, R.; Vogel, G. (2005). The Snakes of Sulawesi: A Field Guide to the Land Snakes of Sulawesi with Identification Keys. Frankfurt Contributions to Natural History Volume 25. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. ISBN 3-930612-85-2. 312 pp.
- Inger, R.F.; Marx, H. (1965). "The Systematics and Evolution of the Oriental Snakes of the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana: Zoology. 49: 1–304. (Calamaria boesemani, new species, pp. 171–173).
- Koch, A. (2012). Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore Islands. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4. 374 pp.
- Wallach, V.; Williams, K.L.; Boundy, J. (2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, a division of the Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-1-4822-0847-4. xxviii + 1,209 pp. (Calamaria boesemani, p. 135).