Calamaria eiselti
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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. eiselti
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Calamaria eiselti, also known commonly as Eiselt's reed snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Calamariinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, eiselti, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Josef Eiselt.[3]: 81
Description
Calamaria eiselti exhibits the following diagnostic characters. The mental is in contact with the anterior chin shields. A preocular is present. The third and fourth upper labials are in contact with the eye. Ventrally, on the posterior half of the body, it is black with yellow dots. Ventrally, the tail is yellow with 1–3 black crossbars, which may be incomplete.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Calamaria eiselti is forest.[1]
Behavior
Calamaria eiselti is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction
Calamaria eiselti is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Vogel, G. (2012). "Calamaria eiselti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T192139A2046041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192139A2046041.en.
- ^ a b c Species Calamaria eiselti 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
- Gemel, R.; Gassner, G.; Schweiger, S. (2019). "Katalog der Typen der Herpetologischen Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien – 2018 ". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien. Serie B, Botanik und Zoologie. 121: 33–248. (Calmaria eiselti, p. 172). (in German, with an abstract in English).
- Inger, R.F.; Marx, H. (1965). "The Systematics and Evolution of the Oriental Snakes of the Genus Calamaria ". Fieldiana: Zoology. 49: 1–304. (Calamaria eiselti, new species, pp. 175–177, Figure 47).
- Inger, R.F.; Voris, H.K. (2001). "The biogeographical relations of the frogs and snakes of Sundaland". Journal of Biogeography. 28: 863–891.
- Tiedemann, F.; Grillitsch, H.; Cabela, A.; Gemel, R. (2002). "Obituary: Dr. Josef Eiselt, 3 May 1912 – 25 July 2001". Amphibia-Reptilia. 23 (1): 125–128.